No Chemistry

Blind strangers in a Northern town we met, You smiled uneasily at me, and I Returned your gaze, frowned at your cigarette And almost wincing, straightened up my tie.

Hello: you said. Hello. And, names exchanged We found a tavern that was to your like, We sat and drank, already half estranged; Both of us knew this was a pointless hike.

The conversation died the death before We started talking almost, but we sat And drank untill we neither cared for more; My cider tasted sharp, your lager, flat.

I walked you to the station where we stood Beneath the shelter .shielded from the rain, And though we didn't speak, both understood The reason we would never meet again.

Your bus pulled in, I smiled and said to you: No chemistry We kissed once, then: Adieu.