Who Should Pay for Your Road Rage?
How funny he should pay for your mistake:
The one you made when you were playing chase;
while in pursuit of fair, for anger’s sake,
your madness left an imprint on his face.
A fine or two, and you were free to go;
the damages, for him, remain intact,
and daily he’s reminded of the blow
he suffered from your STUPID careless act.
No matter how he tries to make things right,
insanity’s his daily food for thought:
The nightmares aren’t exclusive to the night.
Yet with a check, your sanity’s been bought!
I doubt that you’d remember him at all
while learning such a lesson standing tall.
A Shakespearean sonnet
~dedicated to my belovéd~
2/11/10
Is everything ok? I once wrote a poem a lot like this about drunk driving.
ReplyDeleteYes, this poem is a summary of how one person's road rage has changed our lives forever. This accident, fifteen years ago this June, is what caused Nick's illness. It's amazing how many things are coming back into my memory since writing that essay.
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