Inspired by the Richmond public artwork Float (2014) by Mark Ashby and Kim Cooper.
on the corner of No. 1 and
Westminster Highway
there is a ball and chain and
beside it, a girl
standing on tiptoes
hands reaching to touch these
curious ornaments that
lean just enough
away
oh! the tension of the young
to feel everything so sharply
welded chain and painted steel
the pull to stay on the ground
the buoyancy to float
on
textingthecity 