Brief attempt to notice
July 26, 2024, 11:15 am
Location: Zone B
Weather: Outside sunny, with passing clouds
Two screens near me, one a little closer.
Desk items sift around, like a tide.
Man climbs into a bed. Climbs in.
The subtle hiss of hidden machines.
One small dollap of spit at the edge of the keyboard. Wiped away by my ring finger, freed from the pencil.
Every cable looped casually, almost beautiful.
Windows in windows in this monitor.
Reflections in reflections in reflections in actual windows.
There's a lot of strong glass around me.
The flicker of light, on the floor, seen in the security camera. It's amber.
Double click locks.
Soft knock of crises worker on door.
Mumbled response to cheerful questions.
The light changes in subtle shifts of brightness. Clouds passing, surely.
Looking through safety glass, through more safety glass.
Heavy hand caressing a bald head. In worry? In contemplation?
The creak of the chair. Weight shifted.
The shadow of my hand, on these notes, lit by the outside.
An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris by Georges Perec via Poetry Foundation