Thursday, May 11, 2006

Winter's Night

It's dark when I walk home. It's the depressing side of winter. I don't mind the cold, in fact I like it. But the early darkness...

I saw two feral kids bash another as I walked up Bourke Street. The other two walked off screaming Fucking Dog, while the recipient walked towards me crying with blood dripping from her nose.

I thought, How sad. How much easier would it be to be nice to each other. They are limited, I guess. Limited by bad parents and a crap upbringing, I assume. I wanted to ask the bashed kid if she was all right, but I assumed the answer would have been no.

It sent a chill up my spine and sadness flowing through my soul.

The sky was black, the street lights were on.

I kept walking.

 

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