As the world kept him thinking in turns so would the blank, empty, undiluted space in the upper right corner of his unimaginative American blog. It left itself for last - as if it knew it was much too smart for him - as if the search bar that had once been there was an overture to another space in time - as if that corner meant more than it really did.
late spring big city
The kids are on the train today… the first day after a long holiday weekend… and they have their teacher with them. He’s the bookish, concerned, engaged type who brutally enjoys exposing these teenage giggle monsters to the cultural verve of the city. On the train they have the good fortune to meet a graduate… now studying at some tech school just outside the city… and the teacher sits with her and she uncomfortably tells him of her exploits since she left him in high school. He listens and offers back sage sounding empty advice as his charges sit and giggle over the awkwardness of the day. As the train makes its stops everyday commuters… monthly pass holders… file into the train car and right out the back as they see the unusual collection of teenage minds. Some… the older, more retired types thrive on the shot of youth… the conductors seem psycho-sexually charged by the teen vibe… half remembering their high school girlfriends… until the realization of the extra work settles in. At the final stop the train empties and the energy that had collected disperses like pollen into the softness of the late spring big city morning.
Listening To
- Megafaun – Columns
- Ben Harper and Relentless7 – Up to You Now (Live At Sirius Radio)
- The Jealous Girlfriends – I Quit
- Sufjan Stevens – Jacksonville
- The Beatles – You're Gonna Lose That Girl
- My Morning Jacket – I'm Amazed
- The Beatles – Two of Us
- Crooked Fingers – Weary Arms
- The String Cheese Incident – Intro
- Charlie Hunter Trio – My Son the Hurricane
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