walk a lonely mile
obscured by clouds
and the brain-fuzz of
the work-a-day lifestyle
slowly destroying
my impulses are
slowing
down.
there were times
when the future seemed
so far away I felt
I couldn’t cope
these days
it’s a little different
the future’s merely
an unknown quantity
time slows down
mired in the present
i struggle to feel useful
rather than convenient
i feel time
flowing through me »
a dull repetition
sinks in
on an otherwise pleasant
if uneventful weekend
technology will
always
get you in the end
i think
trying yet another
print setting
so the colours look “right”
on some long-overdue photos
that’ll be overdue
some more
until i can get them printed
elsewhere.
if there’s one thing
i’ve learned lately
it’s that my time is important
even if i spend it doing
nothing in particular »
a new day
the good kind of blue
time for a long walk
but it’s hard
to feel like
leaving the north
so i venture west
and take in the sights
of coburg
and such
with a detour
to brunswick
for breakfast
in an old favourite place
in an old crappy chair
but the food’s great
just like it used to be
a coupla years back
when i lived ’round here »
the music starts slow
reptilian
quiet animal noises
underscore a descending bass line
like you’re watching
a day of re-creation
it’s their turn now
i feel obsolete already.
my spirit aches now
remembering the time of the week
and thinking of what
i’d rather do tomorrow.
sit me on something
that’s moving
and take me away
anywhere
out of here
we’ll start over
just the two of us
a quiet »
standing on the overpass
i was thinking
of when i was flying
into other cities
laptop in hand
and a few cables
some equipment waiting
and a job to do
the office seemed
so far away
and this was
a wonderful thing
i felt free
but felt useful
at the same time. »