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Nowhere and What Is Between

I once had a job where I worked away So I had to commute travel from Johannesburg to Kimberly From Monday morning to till Friday afternoon Now Kimberly is approximately 400 plus kilometers from Johannesburg And the only thing in between is 4 very small 1 horse town's Again all approximately 90 odd kilometers apart With nothing in between but scrub and barren bush as far as the eye can see But once when driving on my way this I seen A 1 single solitary man simply just a out walking along the roadside seemingly without a care not actively or outwardly despondent And all it left me journeying forth upon my way with this though as the next town even for me in my car was a fare old way away Was where on earth did he come from and where on earth was he going on this baking hot summer's day Because on foot as he was it wasn't so much a case of minutes but hours He had yet still to journey forth in front of him never mind the hours behind him that he had already taken him In order to get to the middle of nowhere

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Date: 7/14/2022 8:51:00 AM
I like it Christopher. The themes of alienation, remoteness and the actions of someone who obviously has a back story. Nice to read you again. Cheers - Gary
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