BRAIN REPORTING IN

thinking about hubris
& 

the things leather makes

dire straits in my ears & land

& i wonder if californias 

gone earthquake shopping yet 

for rubber japanese foundations

~

& an image flickers 

like a super 8 reel

of a cut-up speed freak

scrubbing his doorstep 

with vinegar from a dog bowl

& the same raggedy toothbrush

all day every methedrine day

his lover hides his despair

in the outline of sun-up surf

 

his hopes stashed on a chisel edge 

photo - Outline from the Dagenham Archive

NEIGHBOUR POP

no 3 off for a swim early

be back by 9

when he pops 
up the shop 
for another
Sun again 

sportswear & flat cap on

eye out for a natter
ears shut for the same

our very own bob hoskins

but
more docklands piss
than east end vinegar

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