today i was walking from the expo to work
the sun was going down
the dirty streets were glowing in the light
it was beautiful and i thought to myself:

'these are the moments i will never forget about this city'

there was a little girl staring at me as I passed
I smiled
she was holding her daddies hand
she said something to him that I didnt understand
i wonder what it was

so as i continue i think about the street, the wolfganggasse
the people that live here, that work here
the people that walk here everyday, the passers
thinking of all the thought that swirls around these sidewalks

i walked past a spar store
came to think about consume and mass quantity of goods
about how big fat stores like these are cold and ugly
how ma and pa stores have so much more reality

just as i was thinking all these things i hear a bird
it sounded like spring and the song was clear and bright
like the sky

i didnt see the bird but it followed me for a bit
i listened and the bird sang this to me:

"dont think so much, stop thinking so much
just listen to me for a while! listen listen"

I did listen, but i really have not been able to stop thinking about the bird
and the thoughts of the bird
and the song of the bird
and what the message was.

I think I should stop thinking so much.
I think-
I should listen.

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