Shudder

A soft thump
then a skull cracking reverberation.
A sticky smear 
as a crushed form slides away.
A feather flutters fast on the windscreen,
stark between the bright fist
of glass and light.
For an instant death shudders
just as much as life.
Windscreen wipers will not
wipe away the memory.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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