Busking is a matter of taste. And along Swanston St, Melbourne’s major thoroughfare, there’s the most amazing array of tastes. Not always to everyone’s liking. Then again, James Jackson doesn’t much mind what you like. Take a long slow stroll up the main drag and eventually, you should find something you like.

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This poem is a part of Nighthawking.