Janice Giles has a background in social services, counselling, education, and academic writing. She writes poetry, occasional fiction and narrative non-fiction. Since the beginning of 2008, several of her narrative non-fiction articles and poems have been published in New Zealand magazines and newspapers.
Taxi Driver
When I took her to the airport
she said she was a counsellor.
So I told her all the troubles with my wife
It’s a long drive
She said she was a counsellor
It was great to get that off my chest
It’s a long drive
She didn’t say much
It was great to get that off my chest
I drove her again today
She didn’t say much
I asked about her job
I drove her again today
She didn’t recognise me
I asked about her job
She said she worked in a bank
She didn’t recognise me
when I took her to the airport
She said she worked in a bank
I told her the troubles with my wife anyway
