Market Day

Voices raised in merriment and mirth. The shouting and touting of wares Bustling busily through the crowds Baskets of fresh fruit and veg held aloft Weaving and swerving to avoid collisions Some standing to examine the stalls Others haggling to get a good price Friends in knots chatting ,exchanging news and views Women gliding in their enveloping robes Intent upon gathering the rations of the day Colour,movement and sound,all blend into one whole On this, the carefree glorious market day. Unnoticed evil sliding among them Eyes averted and tense Until the thickest part of the throng And then the mere flick of a switch The boom,blast and bits of bloodied bodies A stricken silence Broken by the chilling cocktail of siren and scream