He keeps his fantasy novel in a sandwich bag / snacks on it for 10 minutes / pops it back in the bag / looks out the train window / reopens the bag / nibbles on the tail of a dragon / pops it back in the bag / watches the trees outside swap Manchester accents for Birmingham accents / reopens the bag / takes a bite out of noble steeds and the souls of ghouls / pops it back in the bag / witnesses the steam from fresh takeaway teas rise like an army of rebel of orcs / pops it back in the bag / drifts off / dreams of an inspector kicking him off for buying the wrong ticket

Carl Burkitt 2024