Stopper

(from Greenfields)

At the front of the top deck
we're some kind of couple.

Through the smear
a harmonica's bad teeth
smile on a shelter's roof.
A woman leans
to keep her Alsatian.
All solicitors keep cactuses
in teapots.

No, lean your way.
Touch my sleeve
if you see anything I miss.

All texts unless otherwise stated © Richard Price