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A Long Drive Home

There he was

Laying on his back bleeding

Grass beneath him

In the median, lifeless

Hat still on his head

 

Quickly I prayed

Breath return to his lungs

Capture the air that now fails him

Heart layed dormant

Not a sound in the chambers

 

All is still

As the calm before the storm

In the eye of the hurricane

No sounds to be heard

No sense of movement

 

False sense on serenity

Though now in perfect peace

He rests while sirens blaze

Love that is unfailing

As he sleeps now surround him

 

Thoughts of his family

On his arrival they wait

Path crossed unaware

They may anger he tarries

Sudden yearning in their hearts

 

Together we all came

Unable to continue our journeys

Affected by this sight

In this untimely death

Humanity we found

 

But where were we all

When no one watched

Making sure he safely crossed

In such a hurry we always are

We rather **** than a minute late arrive

 

Guilt now encircles your soul

Consumed by your mistake

An accident, never you meant to harm

Dreams that now haunt

Blunder everlasting

 

Slow down dear love

Our brothers are running

His mother is crying

Her son she's buried

Memories of him now fading

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Written by
olivia-m-jackson
Sierra Leonean
Published
Aug 2, 2010
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