Sign at London Tube Station

I think I've mentioned it before: many years ago a woman dropped dead

 

immediately in front of me, walking down Oxford Street. She looked like a

 

countrywoman up for the day, formal looking, standing for a photograph

 

with pink coat and handbag; only she was horizontal.

 

The same Summer I came upon this sign:

 

           A male person jumped

            in front of a train

            last Wednesday evening

            around 7.00 pm. Information

            please at tube station.

 

Why are these still in my head, these two deaths?

 

I suppose it’s the tragedy of cities; two colossal events that are nothing

 

among the city’s millions.