all day long
the passing of time
broken into the parts
between waiting
and calling
and waiting
and being called
and being told
that it’ll be ok
or maybe it won’t
but we’ll have to wait
and see
i’ve done everything
in my power
to keep these bastards
honest
but still
they find a way
to twist the knife
just to make sure
you’ll know
who’s wearing the trousers »
the afternoon fizzles out
in a tiny trail of upward smoke
work problem unsolved
everybody else has gone
so i head home, too
stopping by brunswick st
in the hope of finding reading
or listening material
two bookshops later
i emtpy-handed wait
at the edge of a side street
as a bright pink
Mary Kay-branded car
turns off the main road
but she slows down
giving me quite a »
dream: I was in a shop – for some reason I’d decided to buy a friend a new pair of jeans. She went to go and change in the stalls downstairs, which I noticed were underwater. A moment or two later she swam back up and decided it was too awkward to get changed in the water, and maybe it could wait. »
a new shopping location
at the west end of town
above a station
we’re looking for a few bits
of clothing
and i’m trying to adjust
to this new existence
this added responsibility
of a thirty year loan
so we wander the shops
with intentionally minimal decor
to try and make you feel
that things are cheaper here
can’t you tell?
i can remember enjoying shopping
many times in my life »
an isolated incident of forgetfulness is merely an indicator of other turmoil, i figure.
and with that, the sunday night feeling descends, 2 days too early. the weekend loses its gleam. there’s more to do. of course there is. »