I don’t remember his face or the place we ate. I only remember how he grabbed my hand and his voice when he spoke of his dad.

Dominic Riccitello
About This Quote

In this poem, the speaker talks about a man who has died. In this poem, the speaker is recalling a time when she and the man were in a relationship. The speaker does not know his face or where they ate. They only met once.

She remembers only that he grabbed her hand and his voice when he spoke of his dad. That’s all she can remember from that meeting. Even though she doesn’t remember his face or where they ate, she knows a lot about him from that one casual encounter in a restaurant.

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