IN THE TIME…
a spider’s web woven across
the plateglass window shivers snaps
and sends a shimmering haze of lethal stars
across the crowded restaurant
IN THE TIME IT TAKES…
jigsaw pieces of shrapnel
glide gently towards children
tucking in to the warm flesh
a terrible hunger sated
IN THE TIME IT TAKES TO PUT DOWN…
on the pavement
people come apart slowly
at first
only the dead not screaming
IN THE TIME IT TAKES TO PUT DOWN
A BROWN PAPER CARRIERBAG.