melbourne

occasional rain clouds my mind i’ve got a fortnight off work and a feeling that i need to sort out what comes next and shake off the sameness that has its hands around my throat. »

time to move time to go they’re waiting ship it out rack it up click go the cables and the christmas tree lights will soon follow. »

on a warm afternoon dragging the granny trolley behind I looked sideways into another alleyway and a purple balloon slowly tumbled toward me through the weeds and the gravel another time i saw a white cat off in the distance in a frozen pose staring back at me that time she asked me “why do you always look down alleyways, anyway?” “because you never know what you’ll see.” »

distant voices on the radio talking me out of it whatever it is i’m hounded by visions of frothy-mouthed people telling me I don’t deserve my dreams. »

before I knew what I’d done I suggested visiting the local megaplex so she could find a dress not fully comprehending the crowd situation the sight of a mother in Myer searching for one kid while the other starts to wander off, too people dodging one another in a fight to the front of one of many identically long Kmart queues. it’s hard to feel like going out these days »