My Heart's In The Same Twisted Wreck You Were In.

Did your heart twist and turn on you?
And did life flash before your eyes?
My stomach hurt when I heard it was you;
I felt this huge explosion from inside.

My heart burst at the seams and the butterflies died,
Absolutely nothing took my breath away.
For a minute, I think I felt the same way inside,
As you did when you were just driving today.

Though, you drove over boulders and through trees,
And I was just sitting in the back seat, listening to dad.
I listened as he told what, when, and where to me,
My mouth stopped moving and everything seemed so bad.

You're OK, just a little twisted; a little broken,
"Don't worry," he said, "she has all her medication.
She'll be out of it for a bit, but that's enough spoken."
And I stared at the back of his seat, not paying attention.

He went on about something with my brother,
But I didn't hear a single word that he said.
We drove past your house and my eyes did water,
Do you know how easily you could have been dead?

Do you know how much I respect you?
And how much I wish I had lived like you did?
I don't know if you believe that this is true,
But why would I say it if I didn't even mean it?

It feels like my heart skips every second beat now,
And my brain is barely functioning enough to write.
I hope you get all your strength back somehow,
And I'll pray to whoever's listening that you'll be alright.

Please don't let anything happen to you,
Get better soon; I really hope that you do.

Sarah Gammon ©
11/14/05

* Explanation: My grandmother was in a car accident.
Thanks for reading -xxx-.