some days
i can’t even just walk
to work
from the tram stop
without some fucker
trying to run me down
from a side street
in his VW Golf.
pedestrians, eh?
so troublesome
for the upstanding
ve-hickle owner
how dare we
slow them down?
how dare we
suggest that
perhaps we did have
right of way?
how dare we
presume to
exist? »
the sun
returns to town
we’re passing old buildings
while I try to make something
of this roll of film
from crumpled old signs
and patterns on a wall »
i wandered the streets in the evening
and when i found a lonely Thai restaurant
i sat down and ate
in peace
so many other eateries
were full of loud, laughing faces
i didn’t want to hear other people’s
conversations
after having them leak through
my hotel wall
and surrounding me all day
rattling around my head
and crowding my mind. »
crowds flow
chairs fill
my flight delayed
i become a part
of the scenery
roaming the lounge
for a better signal
and perhaps also
a power point. »
the hardest step
unaided
into the next
page
i’m still searching
for strength
but i know
time is closing in. »