28 Days in London
Sean Chard (Open University UK)
For four weeks
I waited, stared on
sublunary streets, through
dust hazed glass, saw the world
pass by on-foot, on upscale
street bikes, on red worktrotter buses.
Watched the lost-in-thought,
the cellphone junkies, the noise cancelled.
For four weeks
I waited, stared out,
watched breezes break on raw umber oaks,
saw them swing-by iron gates, thresh through mourning willows.
Eyed the deep pocket disciples,
the insatiate suits, the industrial fun seekers.
For four weeks
I waited, gazed at
rain through a hundred thousand
tiny windows, watched
the rainshade runners,
the scooter surfers, the broken sans-abri.
For four weeks
I waited, looked out on
this world of lipsticked cigarette butts,
and smeared wine flutes.
I watched time pass, watched it disappear, as
nothing changed in a month of Sundays.
Sean Chard is a post graduate student, studying an MA in Creative Writing with the Open University in England. Chard’s work has been featured in various publications including, Anatae Journal (University of Malta), Popshot Quarterly, HereComesEveryone, The Crank, Bounds Green Book Writers, A Spot of Writing Magazine, The Norfolk Longbook, and Covid and Poetry.
