Glances, Coffees, Numbers, Roses, Vows Beaches, Scans, Pacifiers, Keys, Payments Overtime, Caffeine, Missed Calls Glares, Muttering, Withering Notices, Silence Custody.

Sitting on my motorbike With Jane behind Wearing her favourite sweater Arms wrapped around me I tuck the faded photo back into my wallet And open the doors of the minivan Jane flings her hockey kit inside Chattering about how she saved her team Slipping into her grandma’s favourite sweater

Five half-eaten cornfields Four evil caws Three aims taken Two birds One stone No more parasites One deserted orphan Two protecting hands Three falling tears Four years passed Five flying milestones Six young fledglings Five weekly visits Four silent minutes Three soft caws Two tearful eyes One apology No need

A pleading ghost One wooden guitar pick Two avoiding eyes Three discoloured coins Four scraps of bread Four scrawny legs Three tired whimpers Two pleading eyes One shared meal A shivering companion A battered guitar One favourite original tune Two admiring eyes Three crumpled dollars Four paws in a blanket