A flash strike there arose
placards and slogans came forth
the shouts went up the sky
the anger came from nowhere
the strikers marched forward
held the traffic for a time
the city turned stand still
what for is the strike?
nobody knew for true
the pedestrians joined the queue
the drivers alighted from the vehicle
up the strikers went ahead
shouting with a fury more so
their eyes all red with fire
voices turned hoarse
Go away! Go away!
cried the agitators
the police came
burst teargas
the crowd fled
it was all over
in a few minutes time
no one knew
who was the target?
None knows.
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