Car

Engine Sputters-

Turn again.

This time, roaring to life

Inhale one. two. three.

Then, the pressure of life is like a balloon

Popping from the air inside.

Gas Pedal, motor whirring faster and faster

Strange comfort in the blurry view

Green trees bathed in sunlight

Every hiccup in the engine,

A Warning.

Pedal flattened by the bottom of the shoe-

Disregard

The perfect. yellow. lines.

Hands gripping the steering wheel

Smooth road, goes on and on.

But suddenly

The sunlight is blinding.

Too far and Too fast…

Brakes screech as skid marks imprint onto the road

Too late.

 

Collision.

 

The Glass shatters into a million tiny pieces-

Sparkling

Like pieces of a diamond.

Bright colors slowly fade away to

A dark, cloudy night.

Cars battle with opposing force

Then Nothing.

 

By: Eileen Liu

Composed: 12/18/17

(Imagery Poem)