Passing on a bus <br />a very busty lady <br /> <br />steps outside <br />her business <br /> <br />for a smoke <br /> <br />///despite///the///falling///rain. <br /> <br />'MASSAGE PARLOUR' <br /> <br />So says the sign <br />in gaudy pink neon. <br /> <br />And then <br />another little sign: <br /> <br />'PARKING AT THE REAR.' <br /> <br />The bus <br />stopped at a red light <br /> <br />pulls out <br /> <br />into the traffic of <br />rush hour.<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sign-of-the-times-6/
