I had been searching

For what I casually termed

The Samuel Beckett Bog

For a number of years

I had visited many toilets

But none had come close

To satisfying the approved criteria

That was until yesterday

When I found this bog

Hidden in a southern coastal town

It was perfect in all aspects

Reasonably clean without graffiti

Plain magnolia walls not tiled

Mirrors free with three tedious sinks

Two soap containers and one fluorescent tube

Small with a dry humourless floor litter free

I spent only a few minutes in this bog

Just taking in its minimalist atmosphere

My camera captured its likeness only once

Before I was interrupted by a member of staff

I left the building feeling happy and content

As my mission had been completed without Vincent