on the bus : 1

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the view from the bus
matching black tops,
trousers, her nails,
specs, boots and piercings
a deeper commitment
to the theme; behind
her blue hair and tartan
scarf, his clean
business cut, their front
seat for the view, suddenly
I miss my dad, who looks
beyond my earrings and blue
feather tattoo.

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