Friday, October 02, 2015

Mass Observation 2015: Slapping Feet, Shivering Girls and a Smoking Woman


Mass Observations: Arts Centre

 

A girl walks down the path, bare feet slapping against the concrete. The breeze whips at her hair. A frown spreads across her face and she tugs her cardigan tight against the bitter morning wind. She pulls here gaze from the floor, navigating the least painful route, and looks through the dark glass window at the faceless mannequins beyond. The girl shivers and walks inside.

Two women stand out in the cold. A lawn mower hums softly in the distance. One woman lights a cigarette. The other clasps her hands tightly around her coffee. Their susurrus whispers slice through the crisp morning air, punctuated by their laughter. The smoking woman stubs out her cigarette with a grin. The other clumsily tosses her cup at the bin; it misses and clatters to the floor. Coffee, like black tar, runs through the pavement cracks.

 
Peter Turley

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