Piccadilly Line, alight at Covent Garden,
take the lift to street level,
step out into fresh air
and there, across the road,
under the awning of M&S,
they stand:looking, preening, phoning, hoping,
texting, watching, thinking, fearing …… W-A-I-T-I-N-G
for their rendez-vous.
Is yours there?
Covent Garden by Nicky Phillips
