Another Day

Originally written on December 3, 2011. 

I died last night

Sensed it just before

It happened

A horrific crash

So it was quick

In a not so quick way

And violent

As the car flipped

Tumbling

End over end over side

Careening off of this and that

It was a big mistake

Realized too late

Somewhere in the middle

Of a pirouette

Fast outside

Slow motion within

No turning back now

What’s done is done

And it's taking forever

Body was strapped in

Seat belts working

Airbags deployed

Head snapping

In a wicked gyration

As my neck muscles

Failed me

Too weak

To compensate for those forces

My arms floating

Like it's Zero-G

Then it all stopped

Instantly silent

There was that last gasp

Felt my heart stop

Missing that beat

Another miss
I let out a scream

Then I woke up

To a cold sweat

Sheets drenched

Shaking

I’m frozen to the bone

Into the darkness

Of the still night

Grasping my chest

It’s still beating

I’m still here

I have another day