Daddy, Daddy
Tires screeching, smells of gas.
Burning rubber, broken glass.
Shattered windshields, bloody seats,
Dented metal, crushing me.
Daddy's up front.
I can't see his face.
His body's not moving.
My heart starts to race.
I take in a breath,
I'm still alive.
I don't think I ever …
Want to drive.
Sirens are screaming,
Their yells hurt my ears.
I know Daddy's voice
Could well quench my fears.
Speak, Daddy, speak.
Say anything please!
I just want to know,
That your still here with me.
Breathe, Daddy, breathe,
Are you still here?
You can't leave me now.
Those sirens … so loud.
I hear people's voices.
Not words, only sound.
It all makes no sense,
In those words I could drown.
I try to remember what happened just now.
We were driving along …
Then a bang and a pow.
And now here I am,
With my heart in my mouth.
And my hand in my pocket,
Fist in a ball.
I want to forget …
Forget it all.
Two people pry into my car with their hands.
They rip off the door and stare at me and,
"Little girl, little girl! Are you okay?
"Don't worry, don't worry. Sit right there. Stay."
My mouth tries to move,
But my throat makes no sound.
The people outside me,
Are moving around.
They stare at my daddy,
And shake both their heads.
And that's when I realized,
My daddy … was dead.
Author's Notes
Sort of a fan poem for Sleepwalking Chicken and HAP's Broken Glass, the story I love with all my heart. :glomps Picken: In BG, Kagome's dad dies in a car accident when she is in the car so this is how I imagine she'd feel.