Downstream

avert their eyes from naked
bathers.
I walk past the Old Royal
Naval College where people
sit on benches enjoying the
sun, and stop at the steps;
there is an open gate at the
top, but also a large sign
warning these are ‘Dangerous
steps! Descend at your own
risk’. The stone surface
towards the bottom is green
and slimy, and so is the chain
handrail, but they don’t seem