Swindon Bus Station

Swindon bus station,
Everyone fixed to their screens
Mine out of battery

The patchy street birds 

have a tiresome industry
Looking for anything to digest,
other than old amber leaf

In front of me, I pitch a family
 from a war torn Country, 
I wonder about their future
The wave of support oily politicians
get in writing them off,  
Sticking the needle in their life raft 

The little one is crying,

but occasionally a beaming sunshine
His brother has learnt to
 rearrange his hat, rock the pram,
while the Mother contemplates her carousel

Her garments are not very well co ordinated
but smart and colourful in their own right. 
The little one kicks off his blanket,
his pyjamas are Disney.

Perhaps he'll get there one day. 

Until then, Swindon Bus station.