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Dedicated to mom.

Existence shattered
Fragments spinning
Forming a
Grisly kaleidoscope
Colors melding
Then fracturing
Trapped within
Broken shards
Passed out
Among debris
Car trunk
Lights flash
Booze slows
Rubber burns
Bodies of both car and girl, lay crushed.
Totaled.
Warranty?
19 years.

And life rolls on.

Placebo pills to hide the pain
Smiling mask to hide joy, slain
Shaking hand to wipe the tears
Reminisce to wipe the years
Stitches hide the steel pole
Hurt contained, but hide the soul?