round here

i just
want
to talk
to some-
body,
he said,
spitting
tooth
into
the kitchen
bin. the
phone
buzzed on
the side.
i need
to hear
a human
voice come
out of
the dark-
ness some-
times. but
not hers.
he pressed
"busy" and
put the
phone
into
the drawer.
do you
follow
me? he
said. what
i'm saying
is it
crushes
me, it
crushes
like a
goddamn
vice, the
silence,
especially
at night.


Bruce Hodder lives in a village called Earls Barton 8 miles outside Northampton in the centre of England.

Visit him online at Suffolk Punch, or at MySpace.

Last update : 15-10-2007 04:58

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