Last Tango on Archway Road
The 143 was stopped at The Winchester
when the driver ran onto the top deck holding a sequinned stiletto
in each hand and a red rose between his teeth.
The last time Mrs Losely took the bus
a man in a fedora who said his name was Ché
told her she had beautiful eyes.
So, she was not surprised when a rose dropped into her lap.
Jennie Christian is based in London. Her poems have appeared in publications including Agenda Poetry (Rilke issue 2007), Orbis Quarterly International Literary Journal (#162 Winter 2012-13), SOUTH (issue 48, October 2013) and Obsessed with pipework (January 2014).