WEIRD BUBBLE

the clinic receptions radio
sits on thick files
aerial at 45 degrees
catching
invisible
signals
from a commercial station

PAY FOR THE FRONT AND GET THE BACK DONE FREE

is sung over and over
in West Country farmers voice
to
sell
double glazing 
and UPVC

PAY FOR THE FRONT AND GET THE BACK DONE FREE

theres shelves of paperbacks for sale
25p each
so 
many 
big black Twilights

PAY FOR THE FRONT AND GET THE BACK DONE FREE

i am early 
i wait 
i fidget
i can see the young girl 
she used to be
in the receptionists tired eyes 
she 
announces
'i am not cut out for office work AT ALL'

PAY FOR THE FRONT AND GET THE BACK DONE FREE

its a weird bubble in time
caught
in amber
or
a
snow globe
dystopian and faded 
on a pensioners sideboard

 

from criterion.com