After the Fact

[dotinthesky]

I went for a jog with my boyfriend two days after the Paris atrocities.

We did our usual circuit around Victoria Park, stopping at times to catch our breath. I imagined semi-automatics drawn and people running for cover, nowhere to hide. Parents caught by life-saving decisions, children in hand.

The following day, we attended a talk at the Royal Festival Hall where the philosopher Slavoj Žižek and former Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, discussed Europe’s future. Julian Assange, white haired like a Christian God, made a surprise televised appearance.

Through the packed halls and staircases, I planned my exit routes.

Comments

[rockingthemike.livejournal.com]

ugh... this is going to be the feeling and reactiosn of people for some time too. so very unnerving. how was the talk though?

[zenithed.livejournal.com]

Quite glad I managed to go to a gig the other night without even thinking about it, hope that got it out of the way. Wonder if it's going to be like the Tube was for a bit after 7-7 (edgy for a few weeks and then as though nothing had ever happened).