The Pecking Order

0161_ £2.99 on a Tuesday, extra olives.

07977_ She called a cab at 3am
But perhaps she'd come again.

999 Unknown two hours before
Now lying, her ethanol blood,
seeped down the cracks.

01772_ Sunday morning, around 11
In the void between the birth of
a hangover and overcooked eggs.
Dutiful son.

+33 1_ She'll be talking soon
First words on the telephone,
he walked away once.
Education an escape
not an opportunity.