Gateway Centre

Rushing in, I'm a volunteer, I'm late.
Coat off, 'Hellos' and 'Happy New Years'.
Hat and Scarf is laid on a box of forms,
a young woman waits for direction. 
The table is stacked with tests, crush 
of information leaflets. Swab in nose, 
six drops, two on the window,
watched as the liquid rose.
I shepherd the public to sectioned off cubicles;
two Moderna, in the corner, Moderna and Pfizer 
combined. Later a cup of tea and chocolate digestive. 
Esther is giving Julia a shoulder massage, and Dilip joins. 
A trio of vaccinators, three wise kings come down to 
save the Finchley Central population.