The people
inside us
seek bodies
to possess
and then walk in the shade
kick balls
push pushchairs
sit on benches
stroll
ride bikes
chat
but then a damn crow flies in
how does he fit?
Wherever this was going
it's now not
~ ~ ~
Outside, the Walls are Distant Sky
over the park
a line of trees, 300 yards away
In town, flanked by buildings
the street is long
a vanishing point
You spread out
feel what you've been containing
register
within the context of a shared public space
the impermanence and comparative intensity –
then all the mechanisms kick in
You measure the angle of the sun
calculate what will be
let yourself watch the theatre