the day sounds lullaby blue
and fills the mouth
with horizon
through the
hush-hush of the lapping water
the wind is holding its breath
quiet
serene
faraway silence
thickens
in the summer noon
everyone is sleeping
(waiting)
just a moment in time
a leaf comes to rest
gentle
on the windowsill
time a looped
de ja vue
and She
still as stone
Madrid Red stains her temple
Salty, tepid
She,
alone in the blue
In a place where RED flags mean ‘go’
Symbolism has been turned up
side
down
Here the colourblind never run lights
Even day and night are confused
Just GOING and GOING and GOING
Like a three year old on a sugar high
They are not quite on speaking terms with one another
Avoiding each other at the changeover
Like awkward flatmates living parallel lives
Giving each other a wide berth,
The sunsets of February a note on the fridge
Reading ‘Need more loo paper. J.’
When RED means ‘go’
It’s best not to read too much into that statement
Linguistic Gymnastics 