Chemistry

A chemist
in Hackney.
I had acne.
You,
a yeast infection.

Oh how we laughed!

On reflection
I shouldn’t
have mentioned
that tattoo,
on your neck.

But as we walked
to Dalston,
you were such
a caution,
as you told me
of your lovers.

Rick,
Mick,
Simon,
Mohammed.

And Julie.
The florist.