green running men

Tuesday 3rd of December 2019

There is a grey bin in front of the door today,

the wife must have put it outside last night.

The street is dark and cold, the temperature

must be very close to freezing. It is half
past six inthe morning,

there are people

leaving the police station, shadow figures

picked out by the glistening on the

cobblestones

 from the crepuscular light of the street

lamps. Pass them, silent. They are probably

police at the end of their shift, maybe they

have had to work all night? 

Walk around the corner opposite to the

museum. There is a woman ahead,

she is just walking, dressed in an anorak.

Walk more slowly, and as soon as possible,

walk out into the road, there is the car

just ahead. Press the button on the key, and

the lights on the car blink as it is unlocked.

The woman walks on, she is on her

way home.

there is the car

Manoeuvre out of the parking spot, do a

U turn and carefully pass The Christmas

market. It is necessary to take care, because the owners of The market stands have

placed their wide trucks at the side of

the road, the road only has a single

lane now, and it is difficult with

there being two-way Traffic, and it being

dark and all.

Finally, leave the square, the square

with the big church and the christmas

market.

Take a right turn into the tunnel,

a long dimly lit tube, with green pictures

of running men to show the emergency

exits.