"Brylcream" sets the period. It was "then", but a familiar "then". "Torah" and "siddur" are exotic words, but the bloody cotton ball caught on a father's chin is touchingly familiar. We are in human territory, and the reader trusts the authenticity of the memory.The poem is worth working on.
from The Guardian: Poetry Workshop: Inner and outer landscapes
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