Sinister: BE NICE

[Andy Mayes]

My alarm clock went off at 2.00 last night, not by chance but my own
deliberate act????

I put on my best warm clothes, taking no real interest in the poor colour
match of items I could not see and headed for the door, a warm smile walked
across my face, the door closed quietly behind me.

I wound down the windows, put on the Ghost of Yesterday (Bill bel), touched
the motorway and headed along empty dark roads.

My journey lasted little more than an hour, then the traffic hit hard (like
that scene at the end of the field of dreams) nose to nose headlight to
headlight and into the field we went.



When I have glanced over the sinister emails of recent I feel a lot of
bitterness, expectations of         people seem so high? We not only wave
Isobel goodbye but tear into storytelling, we don't like the dialogue, its
too short, the cover is the wrong shade of red?

Some times we should be happy to taste the new flavour and enjoy the
experience, we can choose to walk away if the flavour disagrees with us but
remember its our art and not just some commercial pleasure that should be
compared to the previous packet, quantified by cost over duration.



The moist air hit me as I walked the walk, passed the pixie dream diner, I
stooped for a poor mans version of always look on the bright side, it wasn't
the music that stopped me more the dynamo peddle bikes that lit the scene.

Its nice when people share things, a strawberry, a beer or a few words, I
kept that warm smile even when the rain came down.

The stones don't change but the faces tell new stories, I hope I will
continue to follow new directions and accept the faces I meet.


As I returned to the office clean shirt and matching tie I FELT GOOD, I hope
it showed in my voice as the calls rolled in, Good morning how can I help
you?

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