Greatest Hits: The Motorway Cafe

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A few weeks ago, we challenged you to share your 'greatest hits'. Here's a nice one from MVP and Cactuscafe.

The Motorway Café

Lit Up Otherworld
The motorway service station is a stage
for unexpected meetings
unacknowledged greetings.
Where a lonely driver glances from his coffee
to see a mother comforting a child
and remembers.
Where lads hurrying to a match
pass old ladies wearing black
and sense another story.
And sometimes in the morning
where chairs stand neat in lines,
tables are clean and empty
and everything is silent,
the light sneaks through the window
clothes the vending machine in gold
like a promise that our lives
still resonate with others.

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