Sudden darkness silences them all in broad daylight... 

a simple irregularity is all it takes for them to lose 

focus, balance and control 

a friendly pat on the back would seriously tip them over 

and knock them flat out of breath 

they seem so fragile and lost 

filled with a strange mixture 

of fear, fascination and anticipation 

all due to this unusual approach of the phenomena 

this unexpected visit to the earth 

they search the ground with their open-mouthed stares 

hoping that somewhere signs of movement will unveil 

their shadows slide forward from behind 

and dive into their mouths 

down they glide like liquid 

licking their tongues dry 

leaving a dryness in the throat which prevents speech 

only their eyes enable them [bad word] 

and speak their collective mind 

no words but the frightening white in their eyes 

on black papery background 

twinkling and turning 

blinking and burning 

bewildered yet excited 

building up the tension just for the thrill of it 

partaking in the madness 

soon ready to burst from within 

waiting and listening 

like in a slow dream 

for the voice of someone special 

the deliberate and anonymous phonecall 

where every sound has a deeper meaning attached 

and the background in itself is a whole other world 

the electrical silence followed by the the mechanical click 

which indicates a 

deAD line 

heavy winds finally knock them over with a crack 

gradually they stumble back onto their feet 

as if out of a trance 

back into a life of normacy 

where they raise their umbrellas high 

to avoid the horizontal rain flushing over 

fighting their smallest steps 

they contine to hide their heads 

despite this incident 

they go on in the same orderly fashion 

down the trail they first came 

with the exactly same destination in mind 

not until the sun reappears will they notice 

that their shadows and eyelashes are far gone