mcdonalds

mcdonalds

we broke

the noiseless lift

with small-talk.

she mentioned copd training,

i recommended an Italian restaurant

i had not long left.

she said,

she couldn’t bring herself

to dine alone.

her hint soured

where i left it;

as silence closed in.

she said,

she favoured mcdonalds, because

everyone’s alone in there.

i wished her well.

before returning

to my empty room.