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From my watch to Cairo

By Richie

17 June 2007

The idea came to me for this one when i experienced time was much slower when in Cairo in 1988.
It is believed that Cairo was once the centre of the world's landmass.

Oh, people
They're rushing, crushing and pushing
They're cars.

Getting nowhere on time.

They're like cars
And the cars are like the people who drive them!

....where they came from puzzles me.
Those mystic travellers from across the sea....

Their dark-vague eyes
A-wander through
Like a penance of an ancient crew.

To be here is nearer nature.

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Written by stevetroster (1549 comments posted) 17th June 2007

People are like the cars that they drive
People are like the dogs that they own
Yet curiously Rover went out of business!
Has there ever
Been a clearer
Portent of doom?

Written by Phil (6713 comments posted) 17th June 2007

Utterly opaque

Phil

i'll go with that...
Written by no1butClo (337 comments posted) 17th June 2007

millions of images in my head but none have enough back-up...

do tell

The exhausted fumes!!!
Written by Richie (15 comments posted) 18th June 2007

i've already been told this work is "excellent" and "brings a whole new perspective from which to look at life."
i'm pleased you read the many images. Now you must begin to see them in your own minds eye.

Written by gutterkitty (362 comments posted) 22nd June 2007

Hmm this piece does seem a bit muddled to me. Your ideas aren't fully connected, which is where the confusion comes from. Try selecting one idea and developing it, you'd be surprised where the mind can take you.

Revisit Cairo.
Written by gerardconnolly (1186 comments posted) 22nd June 2007

Excellent my arse! Whoever told you that needs to get an emergency apointment at Specsavers. While you could enlist on an LSC Basic Literacy Course.

Pedantic gibberish!

Wake up and grow up!

Slan!

Written by Richie (15 comments posted) 23rd June 2007

You could be right. They could be right, How does anyone know who's right. If you are then i'm sorry but i don't want to be!

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