Think, think again

When is a truck not a truck—

When it kills 84 revelers after a fireworks display

On a busy boulevard

When is a plane not a plane—

When it is used as a missile and

Flown into tall buildings

When is a train no longer a train—

When it becomes a bullet bomb

Underground

Mail, parcels, parties

Bible studies, peaceful protests

University classrooms

Can you think of any other ways

Where everyday life, the ordinary

Has been co-opted? Where something

Like eating at a restaurant, watching a soccer game,

Walking your dog, attending a concert

Have been turned into the most horrific

Moment of your life—

Can you imagine?

Think, think again . . . 

seaside promenade, palm trees, rollerbladers, ice creams stands

=all take on new meaning