Black Elvis Sings
He sits in the middle of the road
He is hot jacket off
Picked up and carried to the side to watch
Put down again
Arms wave
Shake a leg... and off
All fours scatter a rapid escape.
People walk past bags and carts.
Picked up carried back to the line.
The grown ups talk as black Elvis sings.
"yeah yeah" one clap.
She "never really liked Elvis"
And yet..
"I can't help falling in..."

Spanish Donuts
"1 o'clock meet you at the market".
"Got the time?" "1:32"
"Yeah....meant to meet someone at the donut place."
"Hey is there another?"
"Yeah down this aisle straight through
Kinda in the middle
When you get to the road right before the meat
Right there."
"ah shit."

Tram ride
a man gets on he stands next to me
he holds balloons.
a man holds the rail he smiles a silent laugh.
connecting eye with girl.
balloons against her head she leans
to the shoulder of a man.
space.
a lady laughs.
stop. a few off a few on.
the man with balloons sits smiles they talk
he knows this town.
stop. few get off one gets on.
turns the corner and along.
"treasury buildings built in the 1860's.....
treasury museum."
more than a few get off.
heads move side to side looking a flash
detail taken in.
the man with balloons smiles still
the laughing woman talks.
stop. the laughing man is gone two get on.
with maps they sit.
she resigned vacant eyes he watches eyes dart
following scene.
stop. they turn.
they take the other seat to themselves.
backs of their heads move still.
turns second corner.
stop. a few get on and off.

Fatbumhead at the Market
looking for the words a story
strange how it can be
an attempt.
this place is alive people carrying their storys around
looking at life looking for the story.
are there words or just stories?

"I used to live in .......... Hill
elvis was white but this one's black
so there you go."

"shuts at three and then we pack up. Its quarter past 2."

"salami, salami is salami alright?"
she "yeah he (boy) eats salami"
"aahhh"

two women talk divert my interest
"they like you when you are rich"
"yeah like you when you're beautiful"
i look at fabric they look at me.

to solicit a story the sell
he said "we got plenty to sell look a spencer
good for summer too
22 for you today 20."
man to man "I said to Reg we'd meet back here."
to woman "we'd meet back here."

lost in movement scatter hustle
girl "maybe you should"
girl "yes maybe I........"
"like some help"
"36 a second ago" laughing man to man
"what the size or the temperature"
"GET YOUR BUM OFF THE STOOL"
"can I tell you a secret"

"ILL TELL ON YOU"
dad "sshh talk quietly please FAT BUM"
"fat bum head"
"your the fat bum head" unresolved

girl to boy "just say that .....don't get bloody jealous."
fast pace "we gonna get anything else"

Train Men
Hunched crossed arms
briefcase stands between feet
polished shoes worn dull.
Paper held to cover face
yellow checked tie emerges
page turns.
Thick rimmed glasses black
eyes fierce intent unmoving
arms crossed.
Checked shirt
cords to the ground
bag between feet.
"Stand clear train now departing."