HEDGING:

Destroyed,
But no victim,
Weighing options

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RED & GREEN:

She says,
“What are we going to do?”
There’s a loaded silence in the question,
Like falling off a cliff,
Like just before a car crash,
Like letting go,
But not,
He says,
“What? What have I done? I’m happy”
She says,
“No you’re not”
Then he realises,
She can’t see him at all,
She’s looking right at him,
But can’t see him,
He checks to make sure he’s not fooling himself,
Lonely?
No,
Planning devious mischief?
No,
Happy?
Yes,
In walks the cat,
Like a sign,
He says,
“Hello Cat!”
And the cat smiles

(K)

KNUCKLE POCKETS:

White van between the trees,
Dirty with purpose,
Driven with intent on a day of rest,
Stops at the white line,
Looks both ways,
Here it comes

(K)

THE WAY OUT:

Reading,
Reading,
Reading,
Silence,
A voice,
A quickening of the pulse,
A slowing of wheels,
A loosening of ties,
An unbuttoning of collars,
A removing of jackets,
A discarding of wet things,
Shaking,
Shaking,
A putting away of small things,
A laying down of long things,
A removing of glasses,
Looking up at the sky,
An expelling of air,
A contemplative expression,
Warming hands in pockets,
Listening to somewhere that isn’t here

(K)

LOOK UP:

Shadows slant away from things,
Escaping sunlight,
The earth draws breath,
Something growls in the sky,
Curves away,
Catching sunlight,
Something on the washing line you look good in,
The Smell of fresh cut grass,
Bird song,
Bird song,
Pigeon in the wood,
The sky sounds like finger nails scoring card,
Whines like a firework,
A gun shot,
Another,
Another,
Too far away to be worried yet

(K)

BACK-TO-BACK:

The big man holds court,
Talks loud about stuff,
Has an opinion about everything,
Knows every detail of nothing much,
Got all the box sets

(K)

WIZARD HAT:

Stack your papers like castle walls,
Barricades of fonts,
Luxurious wires feed machines,
Wheels squeal,
Animals do tricks,
Your power,
Your water,
Your salt,
You’re a diamond on the inside

(K)

PAPER TRAILS:

Stand on a mountain with your arms open wide,
It’s iconic,
Seen that in a picture,
Always wanted to do it,
But felt stupid in case somebody saw,

Tip your head back,
Make animal noises into the wind,
Nobody can hear,
Anything,
Everything,
What the hell!

Who cares?
Well,
Me,
Shaken on the end of this stick,
Bottles tops nailed to it,
Beer baby rattle,
Crossing water into the divine

(K)

BROKEN RELATIONSHIP:

Mother’s bitter morning,
It’s Sunday,
What did you expect?

Dry your tears,
It’s the first day of all the others,
Itching to be loved,

A phonecall from another country,
Everything will be ok,
But there’s no delivery date,

Hang on,
Star,
This is where the train stops,

It’s not elegant,
But it’s amazing,
Get on board

(K)

FRAGILE:

Put your legs away,
Have you seen the weather?
Don’t show me pictures,
Congratulations,
You won the race,
A light in a starless sky

(K)