Thames

Stood at the riverside on a so-so sunny day
Wind whipping at my hair and blinding me
Tears escape the corners of my eyes
They get blown away in the gale
 
Boats bobbing along on the water
Then the sound of air-horns and laughing
I watch the waves slapping at the banking wall
Buoys tossed about by the waves
 
One, two then a crowd of people pass me
Searching faces looking for someone familiar
Cold seeps though my clothing clinging to my bones
Shivers and teeth chattering while I'm on the lookout
 
Lost, angry and lonely surrounded by people
Strange looks of the strangers as they pass me by
How I wonder how it came to this today
Climbing on to the wall of the river
 
Eyes transfixed on the waves as I fall into them.
It’s a short tumble from the river’s edge
Oh so easy to do and no one to stop nor care
The coldness is gone forever