Friday 1 May 2020

long lane

i am grieving in silence
like a single rose in a glass
on a windowsill
wilting
each petal falls unnoticed

a once warm mug of tea
left to go cold
and develop a skin on top

like the least favourite pack of crisps
in the multipack
i am all thats left
and i am the only flavour of my kind

like your old nokia 3310
left in the drawer
in the wake of a new era
designed to help us all grieve
together
in public

like your kitchen table
endlessly round and probably clean now
empty without you
fag in hand
grieving
at the top of your voice

like the last weekday northern line
moving endlessly, empty
like me
who travels
from clapham north to london bridge, empty
beer in hand
grieving
endlessly

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