A man in black by Xinyi Jiang

for Jim

V-neck sweater,
cord trousers
and laced shoes is

in Dalhousie, Tower,
at a corner of DCA’s Jute Bar,
behind that circular table
covered by a floral cloth
a fruit bowl in centre,

in a felt coat and flat cap
a rucksack on both shoulders,
a maple wood handled umbrella
above his head
or neatly folded in one hand,

in the crowd on the traffic island,
between the Bank of Scotland and Debenhams,
waiting for the lights to change.