Your father passed me
on the stairs
on his way to work.
"Can Fay come
to South Bank
with me?"
I said
"To what end?"
He said.
We were standing
half way on the stairs.
"End?"
I said.
"What purpose?"
He said
staring at me.
"Watch amateur tennis
and watched boats
on the Thames"
I said.
He looked
at his wrist watch.
"I suppose she may"
he said
"but not to be late."
He moved on
down the stairs
and I went up the stairs
to Fay's flat.
I knocked at her door
and her mother opened.
"Just seen Fay's dad
and he said
she can come with me
to South Bank."
I said.
Her mother smiled at me.
"I'll go tell her"
she said.
I stood on
the balcony waiting.
Down in the Square
kids were pushing a go-cart
and others
were riding bikes.
Fay came out
on the balcony
and stood beside me.
Her mother
had given her
bus fare
and coins
for an ice cream.
We walked down
the stairs
and walked
through the Square
and down the slope
and waited for a bus.
We held hands
but no one seemed
to notice us.
Jun 1, 2018
Jun 1, 2018 at 1:47 PM UTC
Your father passed me
on the stairs
on his way to work.
"Can Fay come
to South Bank
with me?"
I said
"To what end?"
He said.
We were standing
half way on the stairs.
"End?"
I said.
"What purpose?"
He said
staring at me.
"Watch amateur tennis
and watched boats
on the Thames"
I said.
He looked
at his wrist watch.
"I suppose she may"
he said
"but not to be late."
He moved on
down the stairs
and I went up the stairs
to Fay's flat.
I knocked at her door
and her mother opened.
"Just seen Fay's dad
and he said
she can come with me
to South Bank."
I said.
Her mother smiled at me.
"I'll go tell her"
she said.
I stood on
the balcony waiting.
Down in the Square
kids were pushing a go-cart
and others
were riding bikes.
Fay came out
on the balcony
and stood beside me.
Her mother
had given her
bus fare
and coins
for an ice cream.
We walked down
the stairs
and walked
through the Square
and down the slope
and waited for a bus.
We held hands
but no one seemed
to notice us.
