The tattooist’s lines Soften Turn to blue Faiths have An anchor And forget me knot Marks time Within a beachfront kiosk Mattress in rear Note on shutters Saying Back in 15 minutes
Older than her waist size Younger than the priced Sunday Sport tabloid Talking of ******* And WW2 bomber on the moon That she’d folded As though sleeves rolled up
Her name imprinted Each stick of rock On the seafront When anyone talked of Faith Pink words Always turned blue