The View From This Hospital Window
I admire an empty bench for hours –
then a glum couple sit to share strawberries.
A pensive man pats his Jack Russell.
Yoghurt white sky; life’s brighter now.
I slurp weak coffee, push away the lunch tray,
read tv listings.
Through the door, I hear nurses ponder patients –
my name. I rise
as glass amplifies the sun.
Chris Campbell‘s poems have appeared in Magma, Prole and Black Bough Poetry. Chris’ first collection, All Island No Sea, was published in 2022 by Alien Buddha Press. He was shortlisted for Canterbury Poet of the Year 2023. Website: www.chriscampbellpoetry.co.uk