ROAD FROM PARIS 1970A Poem by Terry CollettA BOY AND GIRL ON A COACH LEAVING PARIS IN 1970The coach had left Paris and it was still dark apart from street lights and they became less as we got to the countryside music was coming out the coach radio some Mozart some French radio station Miriam sat next to me her head slowly resting on my shoulder her curly red hair tickling my cheek she'd swapped with Bill at the restaurant in Paris he sat with some other guy whom she's pissed off beside her music makes me sleepy she said dreamily don't mind me resting on you do you? no sure go ahead I'd said and she had I thought of my mother and her parting words be careful of your wallet and your morals and changed your underwear every day I had my wallet safety-pinned in my coat pocket and I changed that morning at the Dover B&B; Miriam was nodding off the slight sway of the coach meant she slowly drifted into me I saw her reflection in the darkened window beside me her eyes closed her mouth open my shoulder her rest I studied the pink reflection cleavage of her soft breast. © 2015 Terry Collett |
StatsAuthorTerry CollettUnited KingdomAboutTerry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more..Writing
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