Self-defense

Yesterday I saw a woman,

big rock in her hand,

she was chasing a drunken man

who probably asked her for something

she cannot give.

He was old and his skin was wrinkly

she was young and probably

younger than me.

I wonder what I would do

if I was her, alone, at night,

would I have picked up a rock

or pull out a self-defense knife?

Or would I smile

and hope for them to go away?

t.l.