At the Waterfront

The smell of cordite curls up into the air; almost blonde-coloured in the suave dark night. It is raining harder, pattering on window panes, and under a yellow lamp the raincoats of the two men at the quai shine with fresh wetness. Somewhere, a moon is blurred by clouds.

“slugs stuck in the ice,” grunts one of the men.

“They’ll sink someday,” the other growls, “aim better.”

Their long shadows are interrupted
by a flashing blue police light inching nearer:
“Push her in, quick!” growls the second man.

The thud echoes tonelessly. “Ice is too thick!” the first grunts.

Oblivious, the police car rolls towards them.

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