THREE HAIKU POPTARTS

1/3  NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCHING


hes front yard gassing

his brand new white slacks too big

humid english sun




2/3  CALLING THE DOCTOR


fourteenth in phone queue

get cut off at number one

god awful muzak




3/3  A CAN I CANT


cant write / then can write

fickle sick head like weather

did you kick my chi ?

TROPE LIFE NUMBER 8

living

in

an

easy listening muzak elevator pause

like in films

i take a breath / we all take a breath

vertical détente / still we lock & load

but   

      no   

           floor   

                   is   

                        mine

photo - Last Cars Out Of Dodge from the Dagenham Archive