Spotting

The clock. And—

push off

one foot up

the clock, whip-pan, blur

one foot down

the clock, whip-pan, blur

one tether, the boat kept in harbour

whip-pan, blur

the kestrel tied to the rain

blur

sock on varnished wood

blur

exponential acceleration

blur

keep the horizon flat, spirit-level

balance, balance, clock, balance

—stumble—

two feet down.

And again—

Buddy Ray Deering is a Writer, Actor, Director and General Nuisance from London. Aside from Scribbled, they have also been published in anthologies by Wingless Dreamer Publishers, the literary magazine A Curious Moon, and have written and directed a play for the Rostra Theatre Society. In their spare time, they enjoy watching pretentious old films.