Calling out

Don't underestimate the versatility
of a scream:

Popcorn knocked like scree
in the cinema aisles.

The hostess's unbroken attention;
quicker than any assistance button.

The call centre employee pulling
his head-set off with a look of broken comfort.

And when you need it most:
A whole pedestrianised street sharing a blink,

a few of them slowing slightly,
one lonely gentlemen looking over his shoulder.