Rush Hour In Brimscombe
Scales playing, out of the window
Carried on the wind
Above the road noise, which pauses
Temporarily on hold as if to say
Go on, no, it's
Open Water
The swell of a wave
As it hits
Your face
Mouth closed, eyes cleansed
Cold release as it subsides
And you can blink again
Distant score, stretching
Parallax to tell the
It's A Minefield
It's a minefield
So many choices
Paralysis of options
Conflicting voices
Vie for attention
Impossible to say
Which one above all
Is legitimate
Is kosher
The