Fire

Shots
ring out through the sky
Explosions
reverberating on buildings
the sound is deafening.
The sky is lit up
with strange flares
unnatural fires
reds   whites   and greens.

In the street, the girl walks
she smiles
barely winces.
She knows she is safe
here
in this land of ice
where the fireworks
announce the beginning
of a winter festival
and not
the death of loved ones.