31.       My love of petrol stations

Whenever I go to the counter she smiles at me

A smile that implies she’s been expecting me.

I’ve known here for years, we went to the same school, we were even in the same class

We live near each other, there’s little more than a shop between our homes

However since school

I only see her here, at the petrol station where she works.

5 miles from my house

5 miles from her house and the shop between our houses

I’m sure she knows I really just come to keep in touch

I mean

It’s a long way to walk for chewing gum

when you don’t have a car