A New Year's Cut ...

I'll have a New Year's cut I said - 

Paul laughed his rasping laugh -

Not a summer cut then he said - 

He picked up his razor sharp scissors -

I sat in the chair - 

How's things Paul asked - 

I told him about my dad - 

The blades sang as I spoke - 

Paul replied with a story of his own - 

It had the same ending as mine would surely have - 

I saw the hospital corridor, the faces round the bed - 

We were looking out the window Paul said - 

It was a beautiful day - 

That's when it happened - 

When we were looking at the sky - 

11.58

Thursday 4 January 2018

Paul's 

Wareham

Dorset