things you only need to remember briefly

an ironmonger’s phone number

a healed wound

room 31

a taxi driver’s face

how many minutes you arrived late

shoes you no longer wear

passers-by on a zebra crossing

the voice of a woman who dialled the wrong number

clouds

the weight of a bag

address of a discontinued dry cleaner’s

sound of falling pans

rain puddles

the man in front of you at the bakery

shapes in a kaleidoscope

an umbrella in a waiting room

noise that traffic makes

clipped nails

a hairdresser’s movements

the number of a reserved seat

handshake at a reception

a room seen through a window

soap bubbles

a woman asking you for directions in your own neighbourhood