They were not expecting him.
He rang to ask for a room
for a few days.
Then he rang his mother
to say he had arrived ok
and would be staying
at the abbey.
He went by taxi
as it was quicker than the bus
and he just couldn't cope
with the crowds
in his state of mind.
He arrived about twelve.
A monk showed him the room
and he unpacked
what little he had managed
to bring with him.
He sat in a chair
by the window
and looked at the roof
of the church.
What now?
He mused.
He wondered what she
would be thinking.
She'd be wondering
where he was
and why he'd not returned
from the town
as he said he would.
Would it dawn on her
that he'd left her?
Other thoughts would go
through her mind.
Had he had an accident?
But it would gradually
dawn on her that he'd left.
He had an hour to ****
before lunch.
He left the room
and went for a walk
in the abbey grounds
down to the sea shore
through the woods.
Standing there
he lit up a cigarette
and watched the sea.
He thought to himself
what will become of me?
Apr 11, 2018
Apr 11, 2018 at 4:26 AM UTC
They were not expecting him.
He rang to ask for a room
for a few days.
Then he rang his mother
to say he had arrived ok
and would be staying
at the abbey.
He went by taxi
as it was quicker than the bus
and he just couldn't cope
with the crowds
in his state of mind.
He arrived about twelve.
A monk showed him the room
and he unpacked
what little he had managed
to bring with him.
He sat in a chair
by the window
and looked at the roof
of the church.
What now?
He mused.
He wondered what she
would be thinking.
She'd be wondering
where he was
and why he'd not returned
from the town
as he said he would.
Would it dawn on her
that he'd left her?
Other thoughts would go
through her mind.
Had he had an accident?
But it would gradually
dawn on her that he'd left.
He had an hour to ****
before lunch.
He left the room
and went for a walk
in the abbey grounds
down to the sea shore
through the woods.
Standing there
he lit up a cigarette
and watched the sea.
He thought to himself
what will become of me?
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