Loved this, Max. Hope he kept to the left, the pigeon, so busy bustlers could pass him. Or the right if he was a Europigeon.
On Wed, Sep 26th, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> A pigeon here! - lost
> in the shopping mall's
> treeless spaces,
> tiled floors, glass walls -
> alights by the cafe crumbs
> at these shoppers' feet.
>
> Call security -
> call a cleaner -
> rescue - liberate.
> A child stalks it
> from behind -
> pouncing
> just too late.
>
> It's alert, mobile,
> iridescent,
> pulsating, plump -
> not worn out
> as I'd expect.
>
> A couple ushers it
> gently towards
> the exit - as if
> pigeons understand
> escalators.
>
> Well! it steps on -
> slowly proceeding
> upwards towards
> the roof top car park -
>
> upwards towards
> freedom on folded wings.
>
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