Identity, Self & FragmentationPoetry

Victor: An Unusual Encounter Between Two Elderly Men

By 7 November 2020September 1st, 2026No Comments1 min read
man with black hat and black coat with a scary face paint

Victor

A strange street encounter between two elderly men takes an unexpected and surreal turn, leaving the narrator with an unforgettable image.


I’m amazed.
Strolling along minding our business
when ahead of us on the sunlit street
are two elderly men fighting.

One was kind of obese – the other
skinny & balding head.
“They’re hitting each other!” you said!
amongst their mumbling murmurs.

Can you hear them? Forget this,
I crossed the road – you crossed with me,
strolling along minding my business but
I couldn’t help glance back.

The chubby man
had turned into a pillar of salt.


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