A dirt road
a woman walking
with a basket on her head
A field
a woman walking
with a bushel on her back
A city street
a woman walking
with a briefcase
A parking lot
a woman walking
with a grocery bag
A suburban mall
a woman walking
with a stroller
Suddenly
heavy footsteps behind her
Her heart beats quicker
A robber, a rapist
a harasser, a killer?
Perhaps just a nice person?
But she's afraid
The sound
of a stranger's footsteps
is a universal
female experience
of fear
