Against the constant
Backing track of traffic,
Common sounds of the city
Drum in an
Ever-present hum.
Fixed in the haloes of street lights,
Glimpses of passing faces,
Hurrying home;
In shop windows and shattered bus-stop glass,
Jazzy
Kaleidoscope of
Lights.
Morning haul and
Night-time crawl of
Onomatopoeic
Pedestrians;
Quirky, jerky
Rhythm of
Stop and go.
The River Thames lapping
Under bridges.
Vagrants in shadows and door-
Ways napping:
X the unknown quantity
Yoked together like
Zombies.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
Image found on www.theguardian.com
