Today I walked alongside the river that lay leaden under a slightly bruised sky. The surface was still; even the ducks had gone. In the distance the city rose like a toothless gap in the horizon. Joggers ran past leaving a mild scent of sweat and vanity in the air. An arrogance of bike riders [...]
Entries from September 2008
September 9, 2008
Madmen at the lights
Today at the traffic lights I watched a madman talking to himself, beating his fist against his forehead and staring with fury into a tree. I wondered what he saw there that I could not. When I came home I couldn’t help thinking of it; how I drove off lost in my angry thoughts, leaving [...]
