melbourne

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. »

trace an arc through the suburbs a tram here a bus there a tram down and around then I reach the station and watch time go in reverse it’s ten minutes away time passes ten minutes passes suddenly it’s ten minutes away again but this time it’s a limited express the platform fills with hopefuls just wanting to head south it’s a relief to finally hop off and rely on my feet, instead. »

i try to step forward and into the light the hand on my shoulder suggests otherwise it wants to keep telling me about things i’ve heard a million times before the broken record drones on i just want to be anywhere but here. famous last words perhaps? »

time passes slowly now you’ve been wrenched away the house feels bigger i sit quietly wondering how to best fill these idle days until you return. »