Marriage of Convenience

By Sean Gibson

Location: Bus Stop, Stretford Road, Old Trafford

A disturbance in the distance,
The traffic lights twinkle – late
As usual, so casual,
In tell-tale attire,
The tired white coat
And dash of pink.

Lazy, she loiters,
Lumbers towards me,
With a clunk,
And a…
Clink.
She’s a noisy beggar.

This is Yesterday,
Today
…
And Tomorrow

Sean Gibson is a 17 year-old A-level student at Xaverian College, studying ancient history, maths and Spanish. He enjoys singing, reading, playing the guitar and playing and watching football. He enjoys writing creatively in any form but his preference is poetry. He hopes to go to university next year, to study ancient history. After that, who knows?