Description
Jogging, it seems. He could be catching the last bus
after a night on the lash in Donny town, running
in the slow-mo way some people never seem to rush.
Then again, he could be a boxer on a training regime
along Filey Bay. Or, shirtless and unusually tanned,
having a knock-about with kids on the street. He could be
your dad, or your uncle, or in a few years your old man –
the kind of bloke who can crush a police helmet in his fist
like a walnut or bend a baton with a flick of his thumb.
Small wonder those blue boys put 18-handers
between them and being knocked into kingdom-come.
Mostly, he has that air – you know, not a care,
cigarette in hand as he slaloms live cables and heads
for the wheat fields. Adonis with an Achilles heel.
Paperback
Publication: 15 Jan 2024, Stairwell Books
ISBN: 9781913432805
Extent: 102 pages, 42 assorted photographs
