MISSED APPOINTMENT

I waited where he said, but he didn’t come.

So after a bit I walked into the park

and watched the squirrels

and the ducks on the lake.

 

When I returned to the meeting place

he was furious and said

he hadn’t been able to get away

and why hadn’t I waited?

 

Well, I was tired of being

the fag-end of someone else’s life,

so I went and watched the squirrels again

and drew a big black line under him.

© Gillian Peall