You were the biggest man in the world and now you’re just ash you
used to step over buildings and I don’t know what all this is I see
myself in photographs I see people in photographs and I’m

For the poetry? fewer people here than I supposed there would be
even fewer than I guessed there would
be at a poetry evening at a library in a small town most older than
me here because they’ve even less than me
to do
this I used to want to do this is this what I wanted to do or did I just
like the
Idea
Poem Poem Poem Poem Poem Applause
There are crumbs under my seat
Poem Poem Poem Applause
Published apparently I suppose I think I could maybe
Yes thank you Yes I used to Yes maybe at the next-
It’s weekly It’s going to be weekly This is Bill I forget your surname

Teacher Teacher at school new to town English “The Local Scene”
Hahaha
Maybe I’ll see you at the next

evening
Everything feels

clammy Everyone can hear my thighs sticking together there is no
microphone rooms this small don’t need microphones

~POEM~

Do you remember me Oh yes I’m Bill Lowell I teach at The teacher
yes that’s right I
Loved Your Poem
Thank you so much I was so nervous
You didn’t seem to be

I was so nervous I’ve never done this even when I was Yes why not I
could show you the places to be I could show you some things it’s only
a small

Died doesn’t say passed away says died she died
I’m sorry yes my brother [ ]
That’s very
Late it’s very late do you think he has very very very blue bluest eyes
and Lips lipslips

can’t go in a shop like that there are no women in the photos in the
window who look like me I Can’t ridiculous

Oh
Oh
OH
Well-
That was-
Yes-
I hardly knew what I was
Want to wear a dress not one of those suits like old Old Ladies wear
Old Old I’m Weddings are for the Young not

No your father’s not invited
Because it wouldn’t be appropriate
Of course he’s family
I would really like you to be there
Of course I do

Dress Photo Speech Toast Applause Cake Dance Bed
Scotland Read Reading

Talking Talking Talking Talking Talking Talking
a valve opened somewhere

Does he love me more or less or just the same as his first wife do I love
him more than my first I feel I love him more than anything or
anyone today

I can’t force her to talk to me
She’s welcome here whenever she’d like to yes I’m sure your parents
separating but I lost my mother and (look after your) brother and
I didn’t stop I don’t think I’m
being the stubborn one here

Here
Here she is
Here she is!
Don’t cry
Don’t cry, I love you, don’t cry