Photo from cover of ‘Rail Tales’
PRIORITY SEATING No. 2
Young woman sits
while an old man stands.
She gazes through layers
of foundation.
Does it screen
the opposite wall?
Can’t she read the
“Who are you fooling?”
Fake fur-collared jacket
and label shoes.
Large black leather bag
clutched to protect her
– it doesn’t – she’s mean!
The old man has turned
his neat and clean
but well-worn back
and solidly sways,
not expecting courtesy.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2000
@FrancesMForde #FrancesMacForde #BOOK:RailTales #POEM:PrioritySeatingNo2 #Poetry #Communting #TrainPoems #RailPoems
Perth Words... exploring possibilities. 
Leave a comment