Bora born
Such a thing as this _
Afternoon rush hour, the goCard theme orders
travel plans away from high rise towers of
people eaters, expelled onto streets of one
way traffic, determined soon to be house bound.
Platforms of humans pulse in sync with passing trains
the ritual so determined no one's left out
of this cyclic melodramatic pretense
at civilised behaviour's silent sure bent.
And yet, it allows the impossible to
unwrap on a level unseen, not noticed
by the cacophony of human cargo
as the train pulls into south brisbane station .
Sliding doors pulse open, air pressed in fashion
on a waiting crowd of silence, faces in
phones bar one who stands feet together, coloured
against a backdrop of slated grey on gray.
Her diminutive exquisite sculptured form
dressed on her quiet demeanor of sombre like
overtones of patience said volumes for youths
self worth entrapped in others sense of beauty.
The cat walk no smile preserves youths' inner glow
in tepid toned olive skin to dress her
formal slender over thin frame in mystery
schemes of human practice, nature rarely trends.
She motions onboard next to the standing silver haired
older man whose smile she met while on the
platform in eye contact her countenance draws
in daily ritual of every persuasion.
Other travellers withdraw from her personal
space yet she allows the firm move against his
arm to remain in such a way, brush strokes of
intimacy become their journey's friend through
to cooparoo station when they both leave, their
timed chanced nuanced meeting hidden in plain sight.
- O -
© 71h mar 2020 _ Ian James Daniel
Author's notes are here.
travel plans away from high rise towers of
people eaters, expelled onto streets of one
way traffic, determined soon to be house bound.
Platforms of humans pulse in sync with passing trains
the ritual so determined no one's left out
of this cyclic melodramatic pretense
at civilised behaviour's silent sure bent.
And yet, it allows the impossible to
unwrap on a level unseen, not noticed
by the cacophony of human cargo
as the train pulls into south brisbane station .
Sliding doors pulse open, air pressed in fashion
on a waiting crowd of silence, faces in
phones bar one who stands feet together, coloured
against a backdrop of slated grey on gray.
Her diminutive exquisite sculptured form
dressed on her quiet demeanor of sombre like
overtones of patience said volumes for youths
self worth entrapped in others sense of beauty.
The cat walk no smile preserves youths' inner glow
in tepid toned olive skin to dress her
formal slender over thin frame in mystery
schemes of human practice, nature rarely trends.
She motions onboard next to the standing silver haired
older man whose smile she met while on the
platform in eye contact her countenance draws
in daily ritual of every persuasion.
Other travellers withdraw from her personal
space yet she allows the firm move against his
arm to remain in such a way, brush strokes of
intimacy become their journey's friend through
to cooparoo station when they both leave, their
timed chanced nuanced meeting hidden in plain sight.
- O -
© 71h mar 2020 _ Ian James Daniel
Author's notes are here.
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Such a thing as this _
Such a thing as this _
