temporary departure

not having seen enough

by any means

 

what can I add?

except to

say that the

 

derelict mental

hospital

was always

 

and good place for a picnic

‘Mental’ that’s

what they say

 

as if that

was a condemnation

there are long

 

hallways filled

with broken chairs

the burnt remains

 

of former campsites

and the birds

are used

 

by now

to flying in

and out the windows

 

will this be made

into luxury flats?

 

or the whole site

a business park

an enclosure

 

for the supposedly

real business

of the world?

 

I’ll be back soon

I’ve just gone off

to oil a bicycle wheel