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Avoidable Accident

a deafening thud
seatbelt hurriedly fastened
a fender bender
a cell phone quickly hidden
s/he can't explain what happened

written January 26, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger

January 28, 2022 at 11:08 AM

I am glad you penned this as a tanka. It is abrupt, like an auto accident.

L Milton Hankins

January 28, 2022 at 11:33 AM

Yep, it seemed to work. I think I was disgusted by a woman I saw driving while playing a game on her cellphone. She was all over the road and totally oblivious to anything around her. I was afraid to pass her, but I need to get out of her space!

Tom Cunningham

January 27, 2022 at 12:01 AM

It used to be drink driving that caused accidents and playing on phones is ten times worse, a lorry driver here has just been jailed, he was on dating sites instead of watching the road ahead. Tom

L Milton Hankins

January 27, 2022 at 8:23 AM

Almost inconceivable to me that drivers would attempt to drive responsibly and play with their cell phones at the same time. It's moronic behavior!

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