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Original poem reprinted online here:   "Tabula Rasa" by Matthew Wimberley Originally read: November 8, 2013 More information about the Poet: Matthew Wimberley Tabula Rasa -- Blank Slate Once understanding the title, then the whole poem unfolds.  The only thing I don't know is why the use of Latin?  Or maybe if the title was "Blank Slate" then there would be too much emotional weight which would overly foreshadow the poem. In any case, the title plays into the first part of the poem, an exposition:      He still remembers how to move      sandpaper with the wood grain,      push back years of weariness      and start again. This is the introduction of the other and note that the first line has to deal with "remembering"; also note that since the beginning is a blank slate, the exposition focuses on what the other remembers, which then leads to what the other forgets which is:      [...]I watch ...