Accident

At first it was riotous
Antagonizing remarks
From some chubby drunk with ten teeth
Adrenaline pulsing
Might as well have been pouring
From the liver, pancreas, duodenum
Or wherever the hell it is manufactured
Screams that could not be masked
From inside the point of impact

Questions, apologies, anxieties
Exchanged in war room politick
From the beginning I knew it would be fine
A soothing tone was chosen
By a woman who lived nearby
From her house she could see everything
Motherly instincts
Taking over
From point A to point B

Life will never be the same
A memory created with force
From one stranger to another
Passed along
We have pictures and keepsakes
From our vehicular perspectives
Forever connected
By events that can be reviewed
From several vantage points
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4.29.08