1
he walks past once

twice

again

& again
now he hovers

clenched fists

sweat pouring

ears pricked

mouth agape
his eyes bulging

staring into every house

every window

his head darting back & forth

like a clown at the show
he walks up the driveway

shoots out

walks down the street

looks around

then back there
this time he goes straight for them

one over his shoulder

one under his arm

& takes off

like a vulture with its prey
he makes it home

panicking about that bloke

he spotted too late

watering the lawn
he burns the passport

the tickets

anything with a name on it

so he can't be
 

 
2
usually it's sloppy service

& looks of revulsion
but the new clothes

with the funny names

change all that
looking like one of them

acting like one of them

feeling like one of them
he likes to brush shoulders

with the sportscasters

newscasters

footballers

politicians
'pitiful' pitman buying milk

anne wills browsing

george donikian getting a haircut

amanda vanstone

standing aside for him

in the aisle
but there's always the fear

of being tapped on the shoulder
where'd you get that jacket?

or the shoes

or the shirt

or the jeans
 

 
3
he says

the risk is worth it
he like unley
but he knows

unley

doesn't like him.