Escalator glides upwards . . .

21 people glide upwards too . . .

Fat . . .Thin . . .Large . . .Small . . .

Tall . . .Young . . .Old . . .Black . . .

White . . .Male . . .Female . . .

Some remain stationary on this

escaltor to second floor

shopping heaven . . .

others can't wait that long,

they push past to attain

retail Shangri-la, or

somewhere close to it,

the pulse of the almighty

dollar propelling them ever

upwards towards commercial

salvation.

This tableau in motion

represents the Queue of Life,

and it ends abruptly at the top.

In tottering footsteps they tumble

off, and disperse, never to be

together again in that space,

or in that order of ascension,

a once only random equation

brought about by those twin

villians . . .chance and circumstance.

Broadway Shopping Centre, 2008.