Devonport
Dark city street
Menacing,
Still,
Silent creeping night.
Here I walk.
I imitate brick patterns with bare feet
careful not to step on the cracks.
Bright against the liquid sky,
neon lights flit and flicker
Shattered glass and cigarette butts
litter the paths and gutters
A gentle wind tug and scatters
pages of yesterday’s news
I watch the night
Kids in groups
Joggers and bikes
A dog sniffs a lamp post
‘Get inside you stupid girl,
You’ll catch a fucking cold’.
