Powerless
Early morning
Bus station lonely
Nothing’s as intended
And the bus is late
Park Walk
Hand in hand
Then
Sharp words
Then
Her in front
Then
Distance maintained
Then
Anger registered?
Then
Resentment stored?
Then?
Holiday Wednesday
The two kids ooze boredom.
Hair in the style their dad once had.
One young enough to want.
The other already too wise.
Between five and ten?
The parents are tired.
Their clothes are too.
Watching the dosh.
Little eye contact.
And come home-time Friday?
Town Gardens Event
The dispossessed
The damaged
The desperate
The skint
Beyond begging skint
The inevitable suspects
The predictable
The lonely
The normal
Hanging on to the peak of normal
The regular stalls
The mildly hopeful
The young still cutting their teeth
The disappointment pending
The old lags still keeping on
Expectations clinging on
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