the last three lines especially - I'm with the bird in this scene
J
On 20/06/2012, at 8:54 PM, Lawrence Upton wrote:
> A short man rolls upon a public bench,
> yelling at his mobile phone (And why? Why!)
> with nasty vehemence. His boots dirty
> the two seats to the left of the loud head.
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> Behind, a non-acquaintance listens in,
> lifting its copious ear pieces outward,
> and sneering; yet looking apprehensive.
> a man and woman kiss and giggle, closing.
>
> Others affect glitter-eyed nonchalance.
> A pigeon surveys lumps of broken sandwich
> in locations between shoes -- most dangerous
> if one is quite small without much lexicon.
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> Lawrence Upton
> Visiting Fellow, Music Dept,
> Goldsmiths, University of London
> New Cross, London SE14 6NW
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