houses-bike chase 01.avi

excerpt from upcoming "holy tiny lonely on the web" video. Modelled and animated in Lightwave 9.6 Put her bible in her pack -strapped it closed, and to her back Hoodie on, tied her shoes -flashlight and her laptop too Things out there she didn't like -thought it best to take her bike Into the night a lonesome ride -with Saint Jerome by her side The wind was crisp, the moon was low -it's pale and hazy orange glow Asphalt like a frozen wave -cold and quiet as a grave Rows of homes with vacant rooms -like headstones of domestic tombs Iron hedgehogs in the yards -scattered like a deck of cards Left there as the last defense -to plug the drain of residents Cluttered as a battle-zone -blocks of long forgotten homes No hum of engine nor fall of feet -no sound all down her silent street Roofs of wreckage. siding in shambles -spiky grass all thick with brambles The hovels left to nature's way -suburbs in a slow decay Stinking trash from cans askew -fermenting in the nightly dew Clumpy milk in plastic jugs -dirty diapers crawl with bugs Browning grass all overgrown -compact cars with windows blown Broken toys out on the lawn -it made her sad to see it gone Playing leaves from waving trees -chase each other on the breeze Eduprison, damp and dark -wild dogs patrol the park Swings swung and Teeters Tottered -biking by, she wasn't bothered Churning chains and meshing gears -the steady sound that filled her ears © 2010 Michael Bath