Bingo Wings
A tight smile held it all in –
skimpy top rising over
puckered midriff, flesh
laid uncomfortably bare.
She must concentrate
on the dancing numbers,
eyes down, head bowed,
smile again if necessary.
Candle flicker emotions
played across her face.
If only this night could
be hers to remember,
to pull out and savour
as winter stripped the trees.
Yet she felt that familiar itch,
sensed her spreading arms
rise of their own accord,
take charge of her life.
She must give in –
let bingo wings carry her
through the open window
towards the dazzling light.
Peppercorn Rent, Flarestack, 2008
Alison Hill runs Rhythm and Muse, a monthly poetry and music night at the Ram Jam Club in Kingston on Thames. Her work has appeared in a range of magazines and anthologies and her pamphlet, Peppercorn Rent, was published by Flarestack in 2008. She has just completed a full collection, Slate Rising. Alison was Kingston Libraries' first Poet in Residence (2011-2012)
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