OLD MAN STREETS

arthur got a tan
jim says to him
who let you in ?
you indian !

~

should you let racism slide
if the man is 205
and
only thinks hes being funny
with jokes from 1950

in the 8 AM
quiet 
white 
cornershop
street ?

~

should i thank him 
for his national service
before
i
say
twat youre a twat jim
your choice of newspaper
makes me nervous ?

in the 8 AM
quiet
white
cornershop
street

~

(  i wonder
   is there anything more wonderful
   than an enlightened elder ? )

from rossendalefreepress.co.uk

STREET SCENES

lean on a lampost / like its 1950
no one leans on street furniture anymore -
too
busy

the row of terraces 
across the road
leap out at me / a mash up
of
victorian bay windows
and
new white BMWs

theres a hipster girl 
on 
a granny bike / skinny legs / big blue blazer / loose hair

its
all
looking
like a bank advert to me / but for the overcast sky
and
my
meatpile 
scruffing up the view 

 from copanhagenize.com