the only five-year-old kid

car accidents kill dreams

it was almost midnight
but
the only five-year old kid
bored
can not still go to bed
slept
mom after all day working hard
late
dad at work more than every night
opened
the door at last
fast
to the dad ran the kid
beg
him for just a wake around
tired
dad forgot all stress and tiredness he faced
all day around
dressed
the kid in part of a second
held
with his small hand his dad's hand
went
together through the door out
street
at this time empty of the crowd
felt
the kid doesn’t want
earth to touch his feet
started
to run left and right
buttttttttttttttttt
another thing doesn’t want
earth to touch it
a car coming so fast
you cant decide if it
was a car or a rocket
the crazy car driver hit
shot
the only five-year old kid
made him fly from street to pavement
the kid
really wanted to fly, but never like that!
The crazy car driver was so coward
He didn’t even try to know what he left behind..
The dad, looking at his only son's blood
Covering the asphalt onto pavement
Still cant be aware of what happened
Guilty he felt
Because he just left
His only five-year old kid
For just a second
Since this, dad never slept
For just one night
The sleeping mom, hearing shout coming from outside
With mother feeling of a child, she felt
Something wrong has happened
to her
Only five year old kid
Undressed, outside she rushed
Then hoped
She would have died
Before she sees that happened

to her only five-year-old kid
With her shaking uncontrolled fingers, she touched his blood
And to her face she lift it
With her nails she started to cut
Her cheeks until out ran her blood
So her only five year old kid's blood
Mixed

with her own blood
But has she yet realized, what has happened?
The only five year old kid, will never be six years old!
His room will no longer be inhabited
His toys will no longer be touched
Every morning, she has never cared
For the sun to shine, since his smile shined
She never cared if she was sad, since happiness is what he felt
She never cared to live..since he lived
She tried suicide but
What need for it
Since she is, already dead!
But
Has the crazy car driver ever felt,
What behind him he has left??

Author's Note

if you feel sad for any reason, think of a parent lost a kid, your sadness is nothing compared to it. this story partily related to me.

Reviews

[Carnation]

... I'm lost for words, this is so sad, so tragic. Never once did that driver think of what he had done or what he left behind! If this poem was true I'd hunt that driver down and punch him as hard as a brick. That driver won't know what's coming for him!

[khalid]

thank you for reading and reviewing and the sweet feelings..yes it was true..

[Renée]

I have read this several times..each time leaving only silence..for loss of words...
When a elder dies..although we grieve..it is natural to us...but a child..shocks us..as a parent I can't imagine the intolerable pain of this couple in this write & the image of the mother is haunting...it is bad enough when accidents happen that take lives & the driver stops to be a part of what has happen...but to run off & leave..is inexcusable...and happens world wide...

[khalid]

i am happy that it was nice enough to make you read it more than once..

[Lady of the Ring]

amazing. so much sadness and dispair insuch a small space. i can truely relate to this one.

[Pax]

if you have lost something, then i felt it when your wrote this one.
all images put together and stays together connecting the dots
of the story behind the poem.
enjoyed this

[The Pain Stays Fresh]

Heart-wrenching. It's very good.

[Wild Willow Blue]

I felt that pain in every word. Nicely done.

[AnneMatt10]

There is no pain worse than that of having to let go of those you love.
Thank you for reinforcing that truth.

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

Oh my so so sad. So many parts in this that is just touching. You wrote the story and meaning, feelings well in this.

[Cree Nations]

A sad story, but I feel there is hope in the words. Yes it is sad to loose a child.

[Coyote Poetry]

Losing a child is very hard on a parent. I like the way you explained the story. A active child seeking attention. Always regret when we lose someone with no notice. A strong ending to a outstanding poem.
Coyote