midnight snowfall
my neighbour
coughing away



[published: Presence 37]

commuter platform
in amongst the suits
a Charlie Brown lunchbox



(Brondesbury, London - late 90's)

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two minutes silence
the shifting light
of a windy day

after
her dance class
cartwheels