The Accident

Fragmented glass explodes, deformed metal littering road
Eerie silence envelopes scene
Mangled metal traps broken bodies within
Three moving. One still.
Death hovers, eager to terminate life
Bones once dense, durable, now fragmented, frail
Crimson blood oozes. Saturating. Pooling. Drying.
Eyes open, familiar screams register, panic suffocates
Hands reach, seeking solace to bring, no resting place found
Rescuers arrive, damaged bodies cut free
Irreparably damaged? Future uncertain.

Recuperation’s Snare

Harshly awakened by agony’s barbed stab
She searches for acquittal
Inaudible sobs convulse her reconstructed frame
A voiceless witness to jagged pain
Her anguish cloaked in darkness
Obscurely illuminated by moon’s soft ray
Terrorizing thoughts freely roam
Moist droplets soak colored cloth
Writhing. Squirming.
Entangled. Captive.
Turmoil her nightly companion
Serenity, Serenity enters the room
Night’s power decays
Restful slumber returns