I had an Uncle many years ago.
He drove up from London in his white car with my Auntie.
He wasn't really my Uncle,
he was my Fathers Uncle. My Great Uncle.
My Sister and I called him Uncle Wassisname,
because he could never remember anyones names.
He'd say, "I said to, erm wassisname,
I said to him, I said, y'know I saw, er... wassisname...?
We laughed and laughed as my Mum and Dad
tried to piece the story together as Uncle Wassisname told it.
Over the years it took Uncle Wassisname longer and longer to find Malvern
Despite the road networks improving considerably.
And he seemed to be forgeting more and more,
With his stories becoming utterly incomprehensible.
One day my Mum told us that Uncle Wassisname had Alzheimer's,
We didn't call him Uncle Wassisname after that.
In fact, it wasn't long after that that he died.
I can't for the life of me remember his real name now.
He drove up from London in his white car with my Auntie.
He wasn't really my Uncle,
he was my Fathers Uncle. My Great Uncle.
My Sister and I called him Uncle Wassisname,
because he could never remember anyones names.
He'd say, "I said to, erm wassisname,
I said to him, I said, y'know I saw, er... wassisname...?
We laughed and laughed as my Mum and Dad
tried to piece the story together as Uncle Wassisname told it.
Over the years it took Uncle Wassisname longer and longer to find Malvern
Despite the road networks improving considerably.
And he seemed to be forgeting more and more,
With his stories becoming utterly incomprehensible.
One day my Mum told us that Uncle Wassisname had Alzheimer's,
We didn't call him Uncle Wassisname after that.
In fact, it wasn't long after that that he died.
I can't for the life of me remember his real name now.
8 comments:
sad, innit???
Was his name Whojamaflip? Or perhaps part of the Whatever-yabloodynameis clan?
That's really moving...
Compared to April's latest offering!
Ironic really.
that's a really nice little post there Herge....brief but personal and packs a good punch.
I like it - it's bleak, yet touching.
plzkwg, dahling.
Wassisname sounds like an ancient Burmese sage.
I could found a cult centred on Buckfast and chuffers. I know the lingo.
A rare introspective post from Herge, there...
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