by a whisker, i missed it being "that call", the one that changes your life forever
2 am, the phone, the sheriff, the 16 YO, the mishap on the road that, in the big picture, is really just a frikkin inconvenience and another goddamn output of money we dont have....
i am pretty sure the hammering of my heart will ease up in a bit
times like this can almost make ya nostalgic for a god to thank
almost
he fell asleep at the wheel
crossed the center line
and plowed 35 feet into the
remnants of snow in a field...
the car rode up on the packed
snow right to the frame... totally
filled the wheel wells and intruded
into the engine compartment
the deputy sheriff said there was
no indication of attempts to brake...
no.attempt.to.brake.
30 seconds later, he would have
plowed right into a stand of pine
and never even known he was dead
i am seriously too old for this shit