AN EXACT POINT ON A MAP:

The crumpled up woman reads a hardback book,
Which,
In it’s self,
Is weird,
And wonderful

(K)

OPEN:

A woman sits at the end of the carriage,
Like a screwed up piece of paper,
As the announcement of the name of a town reminds me,
Of a song I wrote about it,
Back in a time when I was escaping the place I wanted to be

(K)

LIFT TO OPEN:

The train horn bellows like a small cow,
Harmonising with the wind,
The night out here beyond the city has no lights inside it,
I watch my face reflected in it,
Exactly where I want it to be

(K)

TAR PAPER:

The door from the next carriage bursts open,
In walks a giant with a tiny head,
A tiny plastic bottle of water in his giant hand,
Or perhaps,
Vodka,
But no,
His eyes are too kind

(K)

WASH MY SINS AWAY:

The wheels of this train are squealing,
Singing,
“You don’t live in a perfect country”,
A woman kisses a woman’s cheek,
The big man lifts his bag & leaves,
A woman’s pre-recorded voice tells me where I am,
Exactly where I want to be

(Listening to: Hedvig Mollestad Trio – ‘Smells Funny’)

(K)

BARRIER TO BRUTALISM:

I’m riding a train at night,
There’s nothing weird about that,
There’s a big man breathing garlic,
From across the aisle,
It doesn’t bother me,
It reminds me I’m not safe at home,
I’m exactly where I want to be

(K)

METAL ON THE NIGHT ROOF:

The boy who’s sharp as a pencil,
Gives his best pose for free,
It’s cost him everything,
A calculated gambler,
He wins,
She wins,
Everybody looses

(K)

DRYING CLOTHES AT THE LATE NIGHT BRUTAL CARWASH:

She’s got a tiny man,
She’s got a woollen head,
She’s got a smile for the boy who lives on a shelf,
The boy is sharp,
A new pencil in a funky suit,
With wires,
To deliver all his needs

(K)

SAY IT WITH FLOWERS,

A crash,
Interrupted by a wall,
A laugh,
Interrupted by a muted horn,
A fast walk,
Interrupted by a suntan,
A time remembered,
Interrupted by the news,
An uncouth way of entering a room,
Looking for love

(K)

IRON BONES:

A man lives on an island,
The island is too expensive to reach,
He sends me pictures,
Tells me stories,
Wants me to visit,
But I don’t have the money

(K)