By Kerstin Lindros
Solid block of humanity,
shopfronts to kerb,
threatens to swallow me
Unstoppable stream
no air between body parts but
with senses sharpened
the bodies part, and
strangers brush against my coat
softly
Unobtrusive
intuitive, as if steered with precision from
The Cloud
To re-join and repeat the manoeuvre
over and over, for ever more—
a world in perpetual motion
No collision on the busy obstacle course
Anonymity is just dandy,
for a day
Originally published in Verandah Literary and Art Journal – Volume 34
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kerstin Lindros writes short fiction, memoir and poetry. She holds a BA in Professional and Creative Writing from Deakin University. Her work has appeared in Meanjin, Verandah, Azuria, Gangway, page seventeen, Sächsische Zeitung and local anthologies. Kerstin writes in English and German to remain fluent in both languages as they evolve.