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Me and the Rain
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1 minuteOpen the window at 4am.Listen to the rainfalling on the window. The street.The parked cars.The garden chairI left out last night. Sit in the glowof the streetlight. Just listen. Hear a car race up the street.Too fast. Then it fades. And I’m left with the…
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21st Century Revival
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1 minuteI was playing guitar earlier, trying to finish a song I’d been writing. Got the notebook open. Chords written down. Something not quite working. Frustrated.Breathe out.Take a break. Sitting on the couch. Switch on the TV.Flicking through videos.Can’t settle.The talking heads, the influencers and the…
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I Am Here
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1 minuteRun my hands through the earth, The dirt between my fingers,The rain finally stops falling, The wind drifting through the trees. My voice travelling across the valley, My feet planted in the ground. My coat smells like vape, The rush of the city, Running in my veins, People rushing, traffic, noise, shouting, anger, hands, grabbing, reaching. Stop. Open…
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Back Step
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1 minuteDinner on the back step,In the late evening sun.Last few moments of daylight,the night is coming on. Spanish chicken, rice and salad,“Doctor’s orders” they say.Ah fuck,I’m older than I’d like to be,But I’m grateful for the day. © Paul Andrew Sneddon
