Roadside Crosses - A Continuation
As I am slowly walking down the street today,
Something seems familiar about the road I’m on.
I begin thinking back to that very fateful day,
Trying to forget that my wife and child are gone.
It’s been a few years now, but I’ve managed to survive,
Though I can’t hold a job and I’m on medication.
Sometimes it’s too much, and I wish I wasn’t alive.
I just need to go on a “permanent vacation”.
A little further down the road, I realize where I am.
There are two roadside crosses on the side of the highway.
I killed my wife and little girl right here where I stand.
I kneel down next to them and begin to pray.
I begin to cry as I yell at God for what he’s done.
He has taken my precious angels away from me.
I demand an answer because I must blame someone.
The headlights of a drunk driver are the last thing I see.
Copyright © PJ Scheidel | Year Posted 2017
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