Nowhere Slow

minamifukuoka station

Nowhere Slow. 9:50 pm. Waiting for the express trains to pass.

Passengers exit, some stand in the doorways, cigarette smoke drifts in with the bugs and others insects. The creeps look for girls to sit close to, the insects bang against the fluoro lights or abandon hope, dropping to the floor or down the back of my collar.

I peer into the darkness and think about the earliest known version of the necktie worn by China’s first emperor Shih Huan Ti and how ties were first brought to Japan by Mormon Missionaries as gifts to English language teachers who couldn’t afford to buy strong lengths of rope.

Catch my reflection in the window, Happy Birthday. My face ages in dog years – one year equals seven. For times like these I need a hobby, nothing too physical, a hobby to keep my mind on the little picture. Read a book, listen to music, eat, sleep. Ten minutes feels like a lifetime in Gods waiting room.

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10 Responses to Nowhere Slow

  1. Rrabano on September 20, 2009 at 9:46 am

    Capture the moment. Interesting reflection of your thoughts.

  2. Fish Whisperer on September 20, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    Superb image. Superb words.
    Cheers

  3. Désirée on September 21, 2009 at 5:48 pm

    Image and text united splendidly.

  4. fritz on September 24, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    brilliant work! text and pictures. looking at your work reminds me that I still have a long way to go to become a photographer

  5. m18 on September 29, 2009 at 12:01 am

    good photo and good text!!
    i like it.

  6. Stephen Crawford on October 7, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    Thanks everyone for your comments and feedback.

  7. Désirée on November 26, 2009 at 12:20 am

    I miss your updates… It was so long time ago, now.

  8. Stephen Crawford on November 28, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    @Désirée. I am enjoying a break from blogging while I work on commercial projects, including a portrait series.
    Thanks for always dropping by, I plan to continue the blog with a new format around the end of December.
    There is a “What’s New” heading in the sidebar that I will keep updated, mainly for offsite links, news and updates to the website.
    * Footnote: I had a minor bicycle accident on the same day that I wrote this comment. I’m OK but my digital camera didn’t survive; trying out replacements.

  9. adriano on December 3, 2009 at 4:53 pm

    nice work, wonderful shots.

    i will follow this blog

    have a nice day

    ciao from italy

  10. crash on January 30, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    very cool composition …. took me a moment to realize I was looking thru another subway car

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