{"id":2451,"date":"2018-02-15T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/translatingpain\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2018-02-15T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T12:00:08","slug":"it-was-necessary-to-lend-myself-to-the-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/a-bel-abroad\/it-was-necessary-to-lend-myself-to-the-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"‘It was necessary to lend myself to the memory’, by Amy Allara"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was necessary to lend myself to the memory\u00a0<\/span>
\n of a body that could.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To separate from the broken figure,\u00a0<\/span>
\n the body that would not listen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To not pretend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To forego.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To not waste the clock\u2019s signal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To set it straight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To disown magical inclinations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To attach to that which understands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To disavow the indifferent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To be quiet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To stay quiet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To quit the before.<\/span>
\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n