what can you do in 36 seconds
standing behind a line on a platform
whilst you wait for your train to arrive?
convert the number of minutes per hour
between Tokyo and Osaka
how many seconds is that?
count the zeros of ten billion people
how many went
but never came back
the number of buttons on shirts
fillings per mouth
hairs per head
steel pins
wedding rings
missed calls
gallons of wee
cups of tea
heartbeats
tubs of grease
computer chips
unexplained viral blips
awards on a wall
hard hats and boiler suits
pairs of white gloves and bowls of fruit
the cost of travelling on the shinkansen
think of a line between sanity and madness
or is it all just maths
how many seconds is that?