Death in the city

While walking from a corner
I am stopped by the traffic lights,
there are no cars in sight,
so I cross the street
and a truck jumps out from nowhere;
it is big as a giant monster

it is ferocious as a Velociraptor
it is ubiquitous as a god.

I manage to dodge it
so, I'm safe

for now,
but my blood freezes
mortally
with a sharp pain in my left arm,
and a very strong pressure on my chest
and my chin…the chin ...

Obviously,
I have to die today

in one way or the other...