by Satya Bosman
She taps on the table waiting on his arrival. Her
booth is close to the entrance, she looks up every
time someone walks through the door. She fixates
on the décor, which is a bit bright. Mr Sandman,
bring me a dream, bung, bung, bung, bung plays on the
jukebox. She orders a strawberry milkshake.
Makes a deal with herself to leave if he hasn’t
arrived before the last sip, then thinks to herself
what hurt could one more milkshake do?
Satya Bosman is the founder and co-editor of the Black Cat Poetry Press. Publications include 14 Magazine, Suburban Witchcraft, Acropolis Journal, Seaside Gothic, The Lake and more recently in Porridge Magazine and Poetry Lighthouse and upcoming in The Storms Journal. Her poetry won Third Prize in the Kent & Sussex Poetry Society annual folio competition 2025 judged by Ella Frears. Her debut collection, Dream Logic, will be published by Crumps Barn Studio in 2026.
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