Solicitous as a maitre de
the autumn dawn arrives filigreed with
the warble of wagtail and finch
Cumulus measle the grey sky
Ironbarks discuss needless alibi while
lawyer-gowned magpies hypothesize over the breakfast menu
The day unfolds to reveal
some drunk’s vomit congealed in
the gutter joining the stench of rotting leaves and diesel
Dusk settles with the authority
of ceaseless repetition as
the silent majority make their way home from work
Fast-food dishes of pizza and noodle
Eaten in front of programs with scant scruples as
the remora of twilight’s grey skin, the blue wash of digital
screens, appear on-cue
MDC
April 2018
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