The Accident

The car is silent as I drive alone
Like any day, I'm on my own.
My thoughts shift to times gone by,
As the car drifts to the road side.
I realize too late, and I strike the pole.
The car tips and seems to roll.
My short life flashes before my eyes
There are so many hopes yet to be realized.
The dream job I never had
Those thoughts I never shared with dad.
That story that I never wrote.
Time lost, Without hope.
The gift I never gave my friend
So much to do before the end.
I should have called my brother today
As usual, time somehow got away.
The stack of bills, the unpaid loan.
The messy room where I stayed alone.
The wedding day, I saw only in dreams
The man, I was sure, would fix everything.
But now it's too late, I waited so long
So why does my life from here look so wrong?
All I ever wanted was too change someone's life
But I never knew I couldn't until I changed mine.
A car horn blares loudly, I move with a start
All I can hear is the beating of my heart.
I pull forward from the light and pull off to the side
I collect my thoughts as I start to cry.
It had all been a dream, I still have some time
To give someone hope, to change a life.
But also importantly,
To change Mine.