Bit by bit it was replaced, slowly but surely. What was black was now red; what was left was now right. (And what was right had now left.) It reminded me of the Ship of Theseus: were we still us, with all that had been changed? Unnoticed at first, something felt... off. But finger on... Continue Reading →
After my run as I was cooling down and just thinking (as I'm wont to do during and after runs, especially after), I thought back to how I used to often write poetry back in the day, when I was in the university doing my undergrad. Back then my poetry-writing often followed runs as well,... Continue Reading →
Happy; unhappy.A cloud; the Sun.A walk; a jog;maybe I run.
On a run yesterday, I was listening to an audiobook that reminded me that we sometimes get too enamored about numbers - our salary; our weight; hours of sleep; even Covid-19 related deaths. Because we're so concerned about the numbers we sometimes forget to live. That is, until we are close to death. Today because... Continue Reading →
I've got nothing to say; nothing to write about today. So this day passes without a word being written. Same thing tomorrow. And the day after. Before you know it, the year is over, and not a word is put down. No. That year's not this year. Just 10 minutes ago I thought: today I... Continue Reading →
One grey tick, then two. Now wait for ticks to turn blue. Love, I'll wait for you.
Give me aMerc; a Porche; a Bugatti;A Fiat; a Bentley; no, give me a Ferrari.Give me the speed; the space; the luxury! I could just imagine myself sitting in one of those perfect cars. Hands on wheel, jazz playing softly in the background, driving down a lonely country road in the orange glow of the... Continue Reading →
The city of Sophronia is made up of two half-cities. In one there is the great roller coaster with its steep humps, the carousel with its chain spokes, the Ferris wheel of spinning cages, the death-ride with crouching motorcyclists, the big top with the clump of trapezes hanging in the middle. The other half-city is... Continue Reading →
Today was an awful day. It started with me waking up a little later than hoped. I'd planned to go in earlier, get a head start on the tons of work I'd left outstanding from the previous day. But by the time I managed to get to the station it was peak and the trains... Continue Reading →
"Just smile and wave boys," he said, as he walked out of the office door. We were going for lunch, and our poor colleague was stuck with the boss. It was a Madagascar reference. A cute, funny scene. But what it reminded me of was a poem by Stevie Smith; not quite as funny; not... Continue Reading →
Donn, fragments 