you were supposed to remind me.
i was out of the room & i remembered
by myself.
there are particular words
names and phrasing.
in town there is an rc church down the alley
with a statue of fatima.
i heard you coming looked up and saw the dark suit
black tie. you had studs on your heels for wear.
she had higher ones, rather large. it looked
difficult to walk. frayed feet.
then more came like beetles. i find no energy in
black.
matt black.
on the bus.
there came a cloud of dust ahead.
slowing the sweeper lorry
cleaning
where the road is mended.
a sign warns us, there are no road
studs
here.
i fiddle with my earrings as we overtake.
turning into llanuwchllyn.
i wonder about the big house and admire
the vegetable gardens here.
llanuwchllyn. a village a community in gwynedd.