the school boy
gave the thin kid
foil wrapped flour
as a riff
on his junkie appearance
but
was mocked
for his trainers
that fastened
with velcro
round the music room corner
at the end of lunch
years ago
the blank muzzles
create an illusion
of agreement & purpose
fugly highstreet parade
looking almost uniform
faces covered
thank the gods
why didnt we do this
years
ago
?
theres wood
laid over the rubble
& sky
over that
~
& the bath i run
smells like
the baths we ran
in
hotel
bathrooms
years ago