the roar in the distance
a face-off of rigid stances
pickets and water cannons
tear gas and stones
the right to free expressions
against law and order apprehensions
mob mentality
police brutality
burning vehicles
a media spectacle
smoke rising to the afternoon sky
even bullets couldn't help but fly

i was in the office
working on a show cause notice
i heard the masses shout
i heard the guns shout
and the silence that followed
felt like my senses hollowed