Incident

This poem is about something new to me: seeing my very first car crash!

Meeting begins.

A flash of green, a blink, a screech, BANG
A thousand eyes turn to watch
Four turn to help

Insurance, ambulance, mum, all called
Car examined for damage
Motorbike damage clear

Injured on the edge
Of the kerb
Numbed senses, numbed soul

Driver approaches
Carefully, quietly
Eagle to mouse

With great fault comes great kindness
And so the faulter will slaughter
And the injureds killed

Endless lies of ease envelope
Fragments of truth
And with each

Stab
Stab
Stab

Stab of every piercing syllable
Chances of court are calmed
Drivers guilt is calmed
Injured remains far from calm

But incidents never last long
Police arrive, insurance exchanged
Paramedics heal
Bike towed, car escapes

Meeting adjourned.

Robyn xxx

10/08/2008