Bright Future No. 2

I feel as if
I’m on the wrong side
of the tracks. Over there

is where I should be standing,
waiting for the mist to clear
so that the Bright Future

can appear -
it’s been on my mind
(and on yours too?).

When it does show I’m hoping
it will greet me, warmly,
like a great friend.

You know the sort I mean -
one of those pals you’ve known                 
since you were at school together,

but haven’t seen for years,
yet you can meet up
and begin from exactly where you left off.

And it’s as if you haven’t even  
      paused  
            for breath. 



Bright Future No. 1