drawing a blank

And so Monday we'll go back to school, and we'll exchange the ritual greetings:

"How was your break?"

"Did you have a good week?"

I'll hear about Rosa's birthday. I may share some pictures, tell a little of my story. When they ask what I've brought back, I'll have an answer, for once-- flags that I bought on that pier, proof that I thought about them. But at the moment I'll be damned if I can remember what I'm supposed to teach.