Central station & CBD Pigeons and seagulls a swarm of them eating something thrown by passers by it’s a living mass of individuals making a whole A Chinese woman with a mole out of proportion the size of a finger nail Westpac bank -George street a CHUBB Security van parked outside A nervous security officer [...]

Avalon A woman and child he’s two to three sitting directly behind me at the terminal asking lots of questions as a child does inane things about the plane as it taxis in about how tall the people are to be able to get into the door ‘up so high’ she hugs him and snuggles [...]

June 3 On the streets Shuffling the street in old painters jeans ragged beard looking in bins for cigarette butts picking things off the ground half smoked cigarette buts gatherings of people outside Flinders Street station sitting on milk crates with guitars they seem happy Train A train at night punching through a corridor of [...]

Dentist Went to see Doctor Danny about my teeth why put it off? almost been a year and a half I was meant to see him this time last year for my six monthly but I got the call to remind me and I was in Adelaide and it just was never a priority but [...]

Gas Leak Man fixing some pipes in front of the bakery there’s a scar in the sidewalk about one knee deep the smell of gas and a yellow hat He works away in a faded green jacket layers of dirt exposed the story of the earth diving through the concrete as deep as your forearm [...]

Legacy Thinking about my legacy and leaving a mark on history what is going to be left of ‘me’? The things I write? The things I think? And if nobody’s listening what’s the point in anything The purpose of life is to touch a heart the purpose of life is to love how far short [...]

May 17 sunday walk Marina A collection of Suzuki coupes down by St.Kilda marina squat little things must be a car club meeting they’re gathered around gesticulating talking about options for improvement I guess I note on the way back some of them have a badge ‘cappuccino’ maybe that’s what they are then Suzuki cappuccinos [...]

Smelling Greville Street I walk home determined to focus on smell On Chatham Street there’s a row of wheelie bins In camouflage green I smell them and the remainder of something that needs washing out it’s pure rot Along side the Coles car park I smell a sausage sizzle Somebody raising donations for some charity [...]

Breakfast – Sat May 16 Light rain this morning Just mist And the occasional big bits Full drops But I can duck for cover at any moment So I’m not too worried I sprint past a Greek grandmother Bent over double Moving along at a slow slow shuffle Even I am not going at a [...]

Station Feb 14 Youths getting onto a train With ripped bell bottom jeans Some corporate types Heading back to the city to catch other connections The madness of rush hour The collision of passengers on the concourse The information booth Granting customer satisfaction Shrouded in shrubbery Just dressing up plain wooden boards Are they assuaging [...]