Countdown
10…
The countdown begins
9…
I can’t let it end
8…
I’ve got to go stop it
7…
Don’t know if I’ll be there in time
6…
Run, run, run faster!
5…
Sprint like never before!
4…
Catch up to the little girl
3…
Stop her before she keeps going
2…
Reach out to grab her shoulder
1…
My fingers brush her clothes’ fabric
0…
...I couldn't reach her in time
And as I wake up from
The horrible nightmare
I sob into my pillow for
The millionth time
Over not being able
To save my little girl the first time…
Written on March 23, 2021
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