freeway accident

sirens on freeway
road noise is an annoyance
traffic backed up now

gawkers don’t watch road
impatiently inch forward
dreary hour wait

accidents happen
drivers are irritable
wheres the empathy
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Rodrigues Avatar
June 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Empathy should always be first. We should be happy it wasn’t us!
Krutsinger Avatar
June 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I am always greatly relieved it is not me
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