Snapshots

+everyday as we walk to school, groups in pristine lab coats, smoking delicately

+tall tables in tiny cafes, proudly devoid of chairs, the perfect height for elbows supporting a shot-glass of expresso

+two men chasing pigeons from the ancient carvings about the doorway: one wielding a laser pointer, the other clapping two blocks of wood

+holy haste: a small alter boy with the big crucifix, hurrying to the back of the church