Photo Shop

Photo Shop
A morris minor, a café noir
banana smoothie, snails in a jar.
three dodgy sailors, a girl on skates
a little too muscled from doing weights.
A family wedding, a sushi bar
sand in the seychelles, karaoke star.
lads on the razzle get lost in love.
paddington station, rain clouds above.
The crumpled sheets of a long hot summer.
stored images like an acorn, drop.
squirreled away, but still remembered
by the man in the photo shop.
Rush hour on praed street: behind the glass
a picture process, in one hour fast.
intimate portraits of topless wives
flashed indiscretions: snap-happy lives.