The Inglorious Years

It took two years to even be vaguely sure

She was in the right place, constantly

not phoning her parents, I will do this on my own.

Travelling alone starts with a fifteen-minute walk

to the train station. After that there will be aeroplanes

and maybe something like bungee jumping.

Four friends who right now have never met

telling each other we are here for you,

and you don’t believe you have it in you

but you do it because they say it’ll be okay.

The phone you don’t own yet will be filled

With numbers, not straight away, but they’ll be there.

You go to a shop and buy a phone in a box.

First of all you need to put the sim card in.