And the summer heat
cannot be the mediator,
the noises of the steps stop,
before the stand-off ensues.
The city succumbs
to the silent treatment,
way too many look down
and wait for the leave again.
You do not move,
you decide to remain
in the whatever of rules,
someone has to break them.
The situation ends up differently,
the noises of the steps retreat.
Mitja Lovše is a writer, a performer and a director from Slovenia. He works within the fields of theatre, film, television and literature. He’s still alive.