Loose change in a plastic bag,
coat turned against the cold.
Trip out to fuel the car.
Once just part of his day,
now a trip out.
Seventeen pounds and sixty one pence!
Once a weeks worth of his sweat,
now a splash of fuel for the car.
Walking stick in hand.
Once a 'hop, skip and a jump',
now a marathon of distance and planning.
Mask swinging from one ear.
Adjustments.
So many adjustments to make.
Once life was simple.
Now,
now so complicated!
