Wilderspool Causeway

n.b. This is part of a sequence called Tired Resort set at the coast towards the end of summer

Too Active

With everything strapped to your car:
boats and bikes, a tired passenger,
I wondered…with these holiday triathlons
to every snatched restorative drink –
are you not that bit too active?

You’ve got a dog to slow you down and radiate peace
but it sped you up a cliff on a short leash.
You could never be stationary, ever
fully here, and a coffee is for future plans
getting smaller by the year.

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