EVEN SCRUBBED:
He cleaned the laundry from top to bottom, even scrubbed
the walls – he should have holidays more often!
He gave six bags to the Salvos, he’s incredible,
he’s unbelievable!
(K)
Wednesday 5th February
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Tuesday 4th February
SHE RESTS IN SHADOW:
She rests against a wall in shadow, walks like she struggles
in the heat. Dressed in black and fringe and tight, catching
sight of her reflection in shop windows from the corner of a
practised eye.
(K)
Monday 3rd February
THE ROAD TO:
Kettle’s on, we have begun. The weight-loss Queen
pumps iron for breakfast TV, starts day one as we
intend to carry on, brimming with good intentions.
(K)
Sunday 2nd February
FIREWORKS:
Exploding in the sky above the hills around us.
Dogs bark, into distance, locked away in back rooms,
deserted to their fears. In the morning, the remains of
shattered tubes revealed dead in party colours,
lie beneath the grass concealed around the edges of
summer dog walked fields on the other side of the world.
(K)
Saturday 1st February
JOHN’S BEEN SMOKING AGAIN:
John’s been smoking a cigarette outside, running on coffee again
on the other side of the world. The camera man has been on his
knees for hours. It must hurt though he never says a word.
(K)
Friday 31st January
WESTSIDE STORY:
I heard the last chord of a CD and bought it then flinched at the
sound of a radio controlled car coming up the hall. It was a
Disney Cartoon of a day, a cul-de-sac of a crowded room of smiles.
I levitated at the centre of a rain cloud, withdrawing from the
mirthful throng as that tiny machine crept closer, concealing it’s
odious intentions behind whimsical collisions, spinning it’s tiny
rubber wheels in the hall for Daddy, who punctuated time with yelps
and exaltations as the bones of the diminutive beast gouged holes
in mommy’s immaculate skirting.
(K)
Thursday 30th January
NEARLY:
I’m fingering a piece of string around my wrist, trying to
fast-forward time and get out of this. I’m breathing shallow,
I’m making a wish. I’m nearly alive.
(K)
Wednesday 29th January
SHOWERING:
I shower in sweet laughter, bathing in emotion. Your legs dance
nervous, it helps you cope.You escape yet remain in the room,
your legs are somewhere else though your face looks like your
still here. It’s a good trick, one I use myself, no one notices
but me and I got your secret safe.
(K)
Tuesday 28th January
COMMUNITY:
Turn up the A/C, put something English on the system,
a long way from home, Satellite town. Come be part of
our community if you need that connection, if you need
to belong,
Stone liquidator,
Diesel generator.
(K)
Monday 27th January
THE KING:
Out of the Greenland into the Grey, City on the horizon.
Cherry and Chrome American car cruises past like a
long cool metal desert. Who’s that shadow at the wheel?,
he knows he’s King, holds all the time in the world between
the tips of his fingers, casually power steering.
(K)
Karl Hyde 