AFTERNOON FIGHT

Afternoon Fight

doors banging

people screaming

swears flying around contaminating the air

doors banging louder

name calling being shouted out

what's one to do when your neighbors are having a brawl?

you realize the voices were coming from the adolescence

the youngest one is pretty loud and keeps begging the older one to be left alone

the parents cannot control the situation

the mother cries and begs the oldest to let the youngest go

more doors banging

more screams and cries

what's one to do when in your mind it sounds like someone's being killed?

the other neighbors contact you to see if you are right

they know that all the noise is coming from next door

you answered their messages by asking what should be done

but no answer comes through

no one calls the police

no one calls the doorman

no one rings the doorbell

the oldest one bangs the door and leaves the building

the youngest one is still sobbing and saying that it was out of care

you stop listening because then it is just eavesdropping

you start praying that the situation will be resolved in a peaceful way

it all took place within 20 minutes

the bomb exploded and then there was silence

 

Written:  September 16, 2020 ( I have not added punctuation to this text on purpose.)

 

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