Red flags

I remember
every word you said
plus precisely where we were
when you said it

I remember
the page position
of each peculiar phrase
in a novel.

So of course I’ll remember
your promises
and I’ll notice
you doing the opposite.

I edit real life
as well as raw text—
grammar in speech;
discrepancies of fact.

And I’ll remember (forever)
you being annoyed
at my quirks—
your ableism; mine.