celebrating and creating our own LGBTQI+ history in honour of Sheila McWattie

day thirteen

Hallowe’en 1987

 

the tartan flash of your scarf as you appeared at the top of the platform at Euston

the beam of your smile as you ran towards me

hurtling a trolley to scoop up all my worldy possessions

crammed in cardboard boxes

 

the look of sheer delight across your face as you held my face

and we kissed

a long deep kiss

 

and a warm knowing glow hummed between us

as we took the first steps to setting up home together

sharing the weight of the wobbly trolley

up the sloping platform.

 

 

 

Fiona Thomson (age 58) Margate

Comments on: "day thirteen" (3)

  1. fioxirose's avatar

    Dedicated to Sheila today always close and ever in my heart

  2. Janet Jones's avatar
    Janet Jones said:

    That’s beautiful..optimistic love shines out from the lines!

  3. meganfach's avatar

    Oh, I feel like I’m there. I can see the whole thing play out. Can even feel a tingle of excitement in my belly. So well described.

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