Letitia Anne Rhys
Sighting
I saw you yesterday
on the floor of British Home Stores
between the lighting and the men's casuals.
You stood out in your Blues Brother's shades,
jeans and red shirt.
I called your name
ran towards you.
Your lips didn't move.
You were still
too still.
The jeans, the shirt,
too new -
too scratchy
for you - the sensitive one.
A window-dresser pushed past me
wrapped her arms around you
called you Dave.
I told her she had your name wrong.
She stared at me.
Took off your glasses
and carried you away.
on the floor of British Home Stores
between the lighting and the men's casuals.
You stood out in your Blues Brother's shades,
jeans and red shirt.
I called your name
ran towards you.
Your lips didn't move.
You were still
too still.
The jeans, the shirt,
too new -
too scratchy
for you - the sensitive one.
A window-dresser pushed past me
wrapped her arms around you
called you Dave.
I told her she had your name wrong.
She stared at me.
Took off your glasses
and carried you away.
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