Steel and Glass

My first real girlfriend

Tore tart cards

In London phone boxes.

In the end

Those colourful art cards

Vanished, leaving steel and glass.

 

 

Now, when I pass

Those boxes in London streets

I imagine discreet meets

Organised online.

 

 

And after the laughter

And wine

Only steel and glass remain.

4 thoughts on “Steel and Glass

  1. V.M.Sang's avatarV.M.Sang

    It’s a pity about the demise of the old red telephone boxes. Some have been kept for nostalgia. I’ve even seen them in other European countries, bought because they were so wonderful.

    I remember having to go to one of them when I was first married as we didn’t have a phone.

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    1. K Morris Poet's avatarK Morris Poet Post author

      I agree with you that it’s a pity about the demise of the old red telephone boxes. I’ve heard that some have been bought by individuals and turned into showers.

      A few still exist in London and people (many of them tourists) have their photographs taken next to (or in them).

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