LONDON

World

1996

A darkening sky
ushers out the day
weary workers
homeward wend their way

Stirring, the animal moves
slowly, joints aching
it peers out
drunk-like awakening

Dressed up grand
with no-where to go
a motley mane-coat
sadly all show

Cardboard caves
at Charing Cross
the human debris
of profit and loss

A huddled mass
contorted shapes
feeble eyes
half-drawn drapes

Waiting
willing or not
languid
waiting for what?