eavesdrop poems
In Summer of 2025, I made up a game called Eavesdrop Poetry. As you are walking somewhere, you listen to the conversations around you, eavesdropping the passing lines people say to each other, and adding them to a poem as you wish.
I played this game many times since then, and wanted a place to record them. So here they are.
20.06.25 - york center
honest to god, i will talk about
it was here moments ago
wherever you go
you can pay in 12 months
which, to me, is amazing \
24.06.25 - york center
fokin hell everyone knows it
im actually so excited
you get used to it after a while
on top of that, you squash it
two words
and its another one of those
more knowledgeable, i think
look, look, look
seven? seven, yeah
on the road there
whatever that is
28.06.25 york center
it wasnt that bad
what can i say
brought the contract
she only gave me so much
i got there
it should be fun
abandoning me
it's not like you can fully let go
kids drive around with no sense about
08.07.25 - brighton beach
my twat son
stare at my feet
be lovely
its all business
yes fine, but
all of it
an easy dodge
you wont admit
fantasy... fantasy
that is good
nice to meet you, bye!
23.07.25 - york center
(pedestrian green light alarm)
why are we always going there
just mid-conversation
on his own
make me weak
how long you been
(a distant whistle)
i am a chemist
i am trying
have you walked the walls?
i fall asleep so quickly
past the lights
was always scared of that
yan yana
york center - 17.08.25
i live for the bullfight man,
makes it really complicated
you know what you need to do?
twist my ankle
would be quite funny to watch
but no one listens to skrillex anymore
yes, yes i told him
no worries at all
kadikoy - 29.08.25
başka yerde varsa oraya gidelim
ucuz ve yeni
ben istemiyorum baba
hiçbir yerde denk gelmedim
hiçbir ise yaramayan
başka şeyler de o tarafta
sen aldın, sen yap
siyah kolay bulunur
kendisi hastadır da yürüyemiyor
öyle bir olaya dönüştürdük
hocam hadi tamam
mcdonald'sda kararlı mısın
ben hatırlıyorum o hikayeyi
darbuka sesleri
işten çıkınca konuşalım
york city center 21.09.25
dad can you hold my hand?
no thanks
daddy can fuck off
this wasnt here the last time
too much choice, too much choice
york 29.12.25
i like the idea of speaking
there's always a pair in there
but to be fair
are they in there
and the children which started it
they keep asking me
what the hell is a healthy skeleton
i don't want to wait anymore
shambles is always busy
york city center 08.06.26
i already got
a way back to the shop
someone said that
another week
they wanted me to apologise
i know there is a bridge
this way
but yes
fuck do i know
cabernet-sauvignon? chardonnay?
look at me knowing all my wines!
26.06.2026
32 degrees, in a windowless train with no ac
from york to horsforth
are they gonna open the doors
This is Cattal
Welcome on board to
Sauna Trip
This train terminates
It's gonna be too sweaty
Stop asking "How is this legal"
"Why are there no windows"
Have you tried
"This is so nice"
"What if we die"
We still have 40 minutes left
We are stuck on a train and
We are going to die
York 10.07.26
I went for a swim:
Tried going to France, I couldn't.
And I just failed at Wordle.