It was hot that summer
Rays of sunshine reflected off shattered glass
Prismatic shards, crayon colours, rainbows
Bubble-gum ice-pops
Electric blue liquid
Chewed plastic tube
Torn. Bent. Bitten
Dribbling 99
Yankee Doodle chime ringing out
Hot smoke stuttering speech
Blades of cut grass
Sticky hands
Scared dog
Alleyway
Kicked-in hoarding
Streams of sweat snaking my spine.
Grazed knees on gravel
Furry cigarette filters
Slow down and breathe
Look toward the sky to see
A breeze cuts through the trees
The monotonic moans of the motorway
Eyes stuck to the pavement
A broken necklace
Crumbled and scattered
A moment
Clouds shift
The church bell tolls
Thunderclap
An egg in the molten tarmac
This was also the world.
Accompanying Text written by the Artist.
