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Twists
Gentleman's Walk, Norwich 8am
i. indeterminate morning sky distant siren starts jackdaws chat premises alarms switching off all doorways open astonished yawning tramps dog retracts tongue
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tastes of rubbish heaped translucent sacks spill gaped mouth burger box chewed meat head hang over indulged stench passes whining buses iii. impulse lifts polythene carrier above smoke round cafˇ table turns coughing lung flayed by throats snagged in trees rib cage branches
iv. my reflection enters window cleaners workspace grime resists soap glosses easy rainbows smear the pavement workers apologies late footprints on concrete
v. before dressed windows all city wide style bleached hair halos of mannequins dressed the same projections through glass cowl permeable lenses
vi. shade beautiful girl cloud gathers her fishmonger blanched hands empty ice trays staunch blood marks casual circling gull over market place
vii. coffee cup down bitter froth milky collapse under rain half drunk outside office today kept impositions of avoidance where eyes strain
viii. wet seeps through jacketless I return when rain ends walk under trees drop silver beads just for collection picked in strings © Matthew Howard 2008 |