Intermission
Looking back now, I remember the text.
It could have waited.
The light was green….no, red… green?
I went.
I remember the phone call,
laughing at the high school drama.
It could have waited.
I remember the song playing,
Singing and dancing with my friends in the car,
It could have waited.
Looking back now, I remember the text.
Where are you? We’re worried
The light was green I thought.
I went.
I remember the missed phone calls,
Four from dad and three from mom
I should have waited.
I should have stopped.
I remember the song couldn’t play,
through the broken stereo and smoke of the airbags.
I should have waited.