Long listed for the WRITE ABOUT WALKING AND LISTENING competition run in July & August 2021
I'm walking down an unknown no through road Pushing the borders of my local government area Testing the margin's tolerance for noise Main western railway line across the street North-south airport landing path above A wisp of trumpet practice ... ... seeping from ... ... a small white van that's parked outside a house The banished player crouching in the back I move along now heading roughly east Another aircraft screams in overhead
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