"Forgetfulness' and Aging
The name of the author is the first to go
followed obediently by the title, the plot,
the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel
which suddenly becomes one you have never read,
never even heard of ... 1
--Billy Collins, from "Forgetfulness"
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How can you "suddenly" not have read a story? What does Collins mean by this?