Friday 10 October 2008

Day Too (The Big Guns)


This day I question the same thoughts I would have thought unquestioningly two days ago.

A man reaches into his bag beside me on the tram. I wonder if he will pull out a gun. He doesn't pull out a gun.

Today I wonder if this thought is safe. I question my safety.

A man reaches into his bag beside me on the tram. He pulls out a pen. He points to his ticket and asks me to write down on it the time it will expire.

Today I wonder if my reactions are the same as they were a few days ago.

I take the man's pen and circle 12:00 on his ticket. I look up and smile at the man. The man shakes his head and asks me to write the number down for him.

Twelve. I write beside 12:00. Twelve.