Sisters Are Forever

4th poem in series, follows "Bystander"

Sisters Are Forever

 

It’s gone quiet; all I hear is snow falling

Eyes swollen, bloodied shut

I feel blood slip from my open cut

Stiffly turning, I see some on-lookers balling

 

Ears clearing, I hear the sobs; crackling of fire

Through splintered windshield, I see chaos

Crumpled car flipped over, scattered pieces of tier

Shock traps me behind the wheel and I’m at a loss

 

I step out from my heap of metal, bend my aching knee

Stretching my back I begin to feel some ease

Only then do I see her sprawled in the snow

A mass of bloodied blond hair and a face I know

 

Running to her side; her name, I start calling

Hoping my heart’s not lying, but

I see no life; her eyes are not shut

But, I thought I heard her screaming…

 

 

                                                                                                Crystal Kells