DAY 3 – Aug 5
everything must be re-sized
5K radius
1.5
the distance between
me and you
in the supermarket queue
is marked out clearly
on the floor
in big round signs
you just ignore
jiggling from foot to trainer
inching closer to my elbow
fuck the law
you’ve got some urgent place to go
fuck the mask
hand sanitizer
no one tells YOU what to do
those beers won’t drink themselves
empty shelves
and not a chicken chop
in sight
5K radius
where to go
you feel a sudden need for Kew
Spotswood Springvale
Warnambool
a yearning for
the Melbourne Zoo
creatures banged up just like you
Kino Palais Rainbow Sun
distant pleasures
simple fun
jammed into the footy train
loud and sweary
cheek by scarf
inhaling one another’s breath
coughs and sneezes
farts and wheezes
close as lovers
near as death
you want life
all feely-touchy
in your face again.
See also poems read out loud at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uLwxslE_VQ-fu-Dw6gdIA/playlists
Also https://www.amazon.com.au/Day-At-Time-Rhyme/dp/0648083861/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Day+At+A+Time+In+Rhyme+Jane+Clifton&qid=1572053238&sr=8-1