A man takes a shower
Puts on a suit and goes to work, recording his mileage
He comes home, warms up leftovers and watches the television
Makes paltry conversation with his wife
After a while he goes to bed and the alarm clock and routine are reset for tomorrow
Another man ties his shoe with a broken lace
He pulls yesterday’s newspaper around his body and shuts his eyes
He will eat nothing and witness another man capture and eat a rat
He urinates in a city planter box while statistics look but don’t see
Numbers without faces
A girl at a party smokes a joint
It is her first time
Her eyes glaze
John approaches her and she can’t find the right words
He is confused and walks away with friends
She will have sex with Danny an hour later
She studies and never goes to parties
She achieves top honours upon graduation
A job is offered and she works 14 hours a day
This will go on for 15 years
At the age of 35 she will look 55 and feel 65
She will be rich
A dog cools his belly on the concrete steps
The afternoon sun begins to creep slowly into his shade
He is unaware
He watches his master
Who toils beneath the same blazing sky as he cuts the lawn
A woman fills her car with fuel
The price is $1.17 a litre
She watches another woman on a bicycle ride by as the fuel pump clicks off
The woman pulls the nozzle from her vehicle
She pinches the fat at her waist
A bike could help with that