Blindsided
Accidents happen, but people suffer the consequences.
the shriek of glass breaking,
each sliver striking like a knife,
an abrupt ending to a short lifetime,
seconds clipping by and melding,
a moment slipping into eternity,
her blonde hair dyed a rust color,
the way the police shake their heads,
a car that was once intact now split,
a paramedic closes his eyes and prays,
the metal is bent at wrong angles,
the scent of smoke permeates the scene,
no one knew the dying words she spoke,
there was a call no one wanted to make,
and afterwards a tow truck pulled the wreck away
as a mother fell to her knees once word got out,
breaking a heart as if it were just a pane of glass.
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Jillian Spiridon
just another writer with too many cats
twitter: @jillianspiridon
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