Temple rites:
kiss of life. Burrows of flesh
enfolding.
Fists of chests
grip and pound. Echoes of shrieks
in tunnels.
See those limbs?
Heads at sea founder and sink
from shoulder—
kneeward; down
where the tide's legs and all boots:
and sirens
open up,
catching songs, dirges—the wails
and swallow.
“Officials and eyewitnesses spoke of a mass stampede in which people were trampled under foot. At least 40 others were injured, some seriously, and many police and ambulance personnel were seen giving the kiss of life to victims.”
– The Telegraph, 6:03PM BST 24 Jul 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/7908522/18-dead-in-Love-Parade-stampede.html
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