At the crack of dawn, they broke the barricades and ran...
To be the first to take the holy dip, causing a stampede immense,
Crushing those still sleeping underneath their marching feet...
Uncontrollable crowd, that stunned even the authorities,
As they stood mute to the glaring episode...
Nobody seemed to care about the law that exists,
Somewhere someone's water too broke...
A tiny joy born in the deadly chaos that all saw unfold.
Oh yes, I read of this recent event (not the first of its kind). So sad, that ecstasy can lead to tragedy. Your tiny spark of joy, of birth, is a beautiful counterpoint. And indeed it must be true that at the same time 'somewhere someone's ...' and probably many someones.
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