In the peripheral
Of crescents
Cul-de-sacs
Disrespected alleyways
Lost behind dull signs
Fleeting
In reflections
The unfathomable
Memory Vapour
Often distant
Sometimes fading
Throbbing vibrantly
Forever fading
In tangent
With the pulse
Of those
Who
Project them
Still touch
The finest hairs
Of the passer-by
The unknowing
The fact that I have just seen a minuscule leopard; no bigger than my thumb; nonchalantly roaming between the taller blades of grass in my front garden was not as surprising as I would’ve first imagined.
Then I notice a tiny family of three; lying down not so far away from the minuscule leopard; the baby is twice the size of its assumed parents and the Leopard. Somehow I overlook this irregularity in scale and look away, determined to see what else that I can find that defeats logic. Inevitably, they all vanish before I look back on my search for absolute confirmation.
Feeling aggrieved, I sense that I’m being watched — but still I scan the garden; my mannerisms acquire some semblance of pretense loss, as all I see now is scattered autumnal leaves. Within a matter of moments I disregard the miniature marvels; I smile, subtly, as I come to the conclusion that I’m very temporarily insane.
I continue to walk to the gate and plan my route to work as usual.
2 Oct 1920
Wanted Alien for being Alien
(Also for identity theft, human brainwashing and forgetting to kindly return home.)
By The Agency of Living Interplanetary Extra-Terrestrial Nuisances (A.L.I.E.N)
Ayu, as the alien is currently known (from source) is being sought for unwilling identification of being a living entity not of this earth. The Alien is 7ft tall, of turquoise complexion, walks with a clown-footed impersonation and has 2 dark marbles for its eyes; if only to suggest a face (no other facial characteristics have been verified).
Warning! Our occasionally good people of Southend would be strongly advised not to panic. Please do not approach our vertically unchallenged rogue with its extraordinary appearance with hastened aggression. We at A.L.I.E.N cannot guarantee that Ayu is not a direct threat to you or to us but if provoked the wrath of his retribution may be unpleasant. If this is to be your act the likelihood of irreversible mental abrasion upon oneself is deemed to be of the highest proportion. As this situation stands, albeit bizarre and unwanted, Ayu has caused no obvious harm or damage to our violent world — as we know of.
Information has been amassed from our undercover agents and has confirmed our suspicion that Ayu is successfully masquerading as a postman, not only in our beloved Southend but previously in towns and cities in and around the UK. To this day its true business here upon Planet Earth is still unknown. You the reader can be a valued ally to our cause.
Ladies and gentlemen, another very important announcement, THIS IS NOT A HOAX! Anyone contacting us and treating it as such with pranks of a childish nature will be severely reprimanded. A Letter will be delivered by our personalised postal service with orders for your permanent vacation of your premises, on your kind acceptance of your ill-advised communication. This order can be triggered from Law 51 from the Blue Room Act and administered with force if necessary by our agents.
Final note, for your collection of most deserved rewards. The alien as previously described must be alive on our arrival in your confirmed location, all being correct and of its successful containment or last sighting. To everyone of Southend please be vigilant and most of all Good Luck! You’re gonna need it.
REWARDS
An unlimited supply of cash or the meaning of life.
Sometimes I’m asleep with one eye open,
then I’m awake with both eyes shut.
Some days I just can’t stomach it,
but I get up! So that takes some guts.
As the day passes before you, you sit longer than you had planned
on the most servant park bench.
Then, subtly, a lost shadow whispers into your ear, It says, shame about the
cats and dogs. You haven’t the heart to tell it that it hasn’t rained for days.
Meanwhile, time must be folding inward; squeezing itself until a residue from
a meaningful downpour leaps from your chin.
You remain seated on the bench getting wet, and as you do, you’re
unknowingly and repeatedly shapeshifting; into every person who has ever sat
there for exactly the same reason you do.
Sometimes, I can see daily life within the capacity of a retro 48k
computer; the colour clash — together with the sunniest days Sun
can be quite mesmerising. No loading error…
The very most splendid train service,
never late nor leaves it’s track.
As it goes deeper underground,
accidentally switching to another line,
it stumbles across secret stations,
And now the return service is not so good.
When I walk on the pavements that knit together my small town, I occasionally hover, fleetingly and quite randomly above the colourless concrete.
Recently, I stood still behind a tree and measured approximately one centimetre of nothing between my feet and the inevitable, and for those seconds I did not wonder how, all I asked was… why? Until, my feet felt firmly on the ground.
Man A to Man B, “I think I’m in trouble!”
“I don’t want to know,” say’s Man B in his bubble.
Man A in a panic, “I can’t make a decision!”
“Really” Says Man B, with a dry tone of derision.
Man A in his anger, “You look just like me; my double!”
Man B in his shield, “You’re beginning to crumble,
and the difference Man A is I’m fine in my shield”
Man A replies, “You look sad being alone in a field,
I’m gonna burst your bubble, you’re coming with me,
II teach you to man up, live your life and be happy.”
Man B had now gone and Man A was just a man,
He walked into his field, thinking plan after plan after plan.
I Eat Let.ers 