The nurse said
you were sitting
outside. so I went
outside and you
were sitting on a
bench on the lawn.
You were wearing
a dressing gown
over a nightgown.
"How did you find me?"
You said patting
the place on the
bench beside you.
"I followed what
you said" I replied
and sat down next
to you. "None of the
others who said
they'd come ever
turned up" you said.
"I wanted to see you
again" I said. "Why?"
You said. "Because
I like you and wanted
to meet you again
and wasn't sure if
you'd turn up at the
club anymore" I said.
"Ah that's sweet" you
said gazing at me.
We talked a while
and other patients
came out on the lawn
with visitors and sat
about on the grass
or on the few seats
about. "Will you do
something for me?"
You said. "Sure what
is it?" I said. You
whispered in my ear.
"What here in the hospital?"
I whispered back. "Yes
but somewhere quiet"
you said and told me
the place. So you led
me inside in the hospital
ward and along a passage.
It was quiet and no
one was about. "In here"
you said and pulled me
into a cleaner's room
with bucket and mop
and broom and boxes
of toilet rolls. "Here?"
I said. "Yes no one
comes in here on
Sundays" you said.
It was dim with only
light from a small light
on the ceiling. And we
did and all the short
while I envisioned a
nurse opening the door
and seeing us in a semi
naked state. But none
did and we dressed
and crept out of the
room like naughty
children from an orchard
scrumping. So unexpected
that day out of the blue
visiting me and resident you.
May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018 at 11:34 AM UTC
The nurse said
you were sitting
outside. so I went
outside and you
were sitting on a
bench on the lawn.
You were wearing
a dressing gown
over a nightgown.
"How did you find me?"
You said patting
the place on the
bench beside you.
"I followed what
you said" I replied
and sat down next
to you. "None of the
others who said
they'd come ever
turned up" you said.
"I wanted to see you
again" I said. "Why?"
You said. "Because
I like you and wanted
to meet you again
and wasn't sure if
you'd turn up at the
club anymore" I said.
"Ah that's sweet" you
said gazing at me.
We talked a while
and other patients
came out on the lawn
with visitors and sat
about on the grass
or on the few seats
about. "Will you do
something for me?"
You said. "Sure what
is it?" I said. You
whispered in my ear.
"What here in the hospital?"
I whispered back. "Yes
but somewhere quiet"
you said and told me
the place. So you led
me inside in the hospital
ward and along a passage.
It was quiet and no
one was about. "In here"
you said and pulled me
into a cleaner's room
with bucket and mop
and broom and boxes
of toilet rolls. "Here?"
I said. "Yes no one
comes in here on
Sundays" you said.
It was dim with only
light from a small light
on the ceiling. And we
did and all the short
while I envisioned a
nurse opening the door
and seeing us in a semi
naked state. But none
did and we dressed
and crept out of the
room like naughty
children from an orchard
scrumping. So unexpected
that day out of the blue
visiting me and resident you.
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