Ballad of the Guardsman

this is a true story and really did happen last night. i hope my prayers reach the man upstairs.

On our way home

we started a fight

mom forgot her cigarettes

at the restaurant last night.

so we went back

they weren't there

so she bought a new pack

and we left with no cares.

it was raining out

so we drove a little slow

taking the back roads

thank God there wasn't snow.

then we saw flashing lights

and mom hit the brakes

there'd been an accident

the sight we couldn't take.

she pulled the truck over

and told us to stay put

i called 911

and found a flashlight to boot.

i told my brother

to stay in the truck

i took them the flashlight

across the muck.

i went to the truck

and sat back in my seat

my tears and my sadness

my eyelids couldn't keep.

the car was smashed

like an aluminum can

there was only one person

inside of the van.

my mother told me

all she could see

were ACU's and a stroller

in the back seat.

a young guardsman

who was on his way home

had hit the ditch line

and then he rolled.

help arrived

not long after

but he was gone

up somewhere higher.

God calls us home

when it is our day

but why did he take

such a young life away?

Author's Note

this is a true story. last night we were on our way home from the restaurant and mom forgot her cigarettes. we went back for them and if we hadn't the SUV would have hit us too. By the grace of God i am alive today. I hope my prayer for his family reaches the man upstairs.

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My Goodness, This is so sad, I am so sorry.
You write with heart.
Amazing write!