What’s the hurry?
By John R. Greenwood
red car twisting
air born high
with sudden stop
of heart and breath
tumbled mind
lands hard
shaken and stirred
a mother’s nightmare
played out in slow motion
slumped teen
scared straight
but for a moment
eye contact too painful for him
thoughts swiftly shift
to a bloody friend left inside
no time to prepare
for a loss of this kind
*As a part of my job one of my responsibilities is riding with my drivers and evaluating their work and driving performance. On this day in early September we happened upon the scene above. I clicked a few photos as we waited to be re-routed around the accident. I do not know the young man involved nor the outcome of the accident. We were told at the scene that there was indeed a passenger still in the vehicle at the time of these photos.
