Westminster Wake up Call
on Sheila Ash (India), 23/Mar/2017 04:22, 34 days ago
This time a loan assassindrove madly at the crowdhis car upon the pavementa bloody furrow ploughed.With knife in hand he’s runningtowards the guarding manwho bravely did his dutyno weapon but his hand.The shots run out so quicklycatching everyone unawaresthe stumbling and the panicthe closing of the stairs.Westminster is in lock downtourists trapped aboard the Eyethe scurrying for coverno time to say goodbye.A woman in the riverFrench students in the roadthe suspect car abandonedThis terror episodehas London in all its gloryground to a sudden haltyellow jacket SWATs and paramedicsblood on the asphalt.Apathy’s rude awakeningthe writing’s on the wallIt doesn’t happen just in Francefor us all a wakeup call.Amidst the heightened heartbeatsa reassuring sound was hearda teacher’s calm instructionsher young charges voices stirred.That choir of children’s’ voicesin the corridors of powerproved no act of shameful terrorcould our bright future sour.Democracy’s been threatenedbut continues to stand tallThe unarmed and disarmingdefiant through it all.© Sheila Ash 23 March 2017ashramblings