Tuesday, 30 June 2026

Arrested

Just get out and run you a mile.
That possibility hangs heavy
over a quiet street and a flyover, blue tarpaulin
draped above tin shades on the tar banks.

The morning is mist, the era of road repair,
orthogonal routes to far-flung stops;
the city’s genial breed of transport
softly collapsing on pilfered ground.

Not to startle them, tiptoeing —
with vim, without vim —
a motion made to seem like stillness.
Rest, arrested. Breathe.

No comments:

Post a Comment