Thursday 1 August 2024

Kodokushi

                Daylight vanishing

the kitchen floor needs a wash…

Ah, that’s where the butter knife got to.

I really must fix the light in the fridge

when I get a chance.

 

Was it crispbread or was it Ryvita? 

The stuff that gets stuck in the teeth and roughs up the tongue. 

 

                Moonlight enters

I reckon I can make it 

to the bathroom – if

I pace myself

when I get a chance.

 

A multi-coloured ice lolly. 

Dripping down wooden stick onto small tanned hand, in shade of Princes Park Cafeteria.

 

                Backlit

a quiet life

betrayal, exhaustion

another misstep

will I get a chance.

 

I was supposed to meet you. 

By Eros, Piccadilly and I forgot, you’d travelled up from Shrewsbury especially.

 

                Neon bounces off

Rain clouds in distance

Night temperature falls

Traffic fades

I never stood a chance.