Four Boys, One Convertible

Four boys, A tan convertible A warm summers day 1968 Four boys Drove to Missouri For Fireworks Across the state line One boy Threw his cigarette In the air, it landed badly In the back seat With the fireworks Four boys Friendship doomed Angry families Blame Rage One ruined car Drivers leg is broken Angry fathers Relieved mothers Feelings One boy Guilt-ridden Wishing he had Been less careless One boy Sightless Eye gone Things are awful. Mother is crying One boy Drafted to Viet Nam How bad can it be? After the car fire?