The Avoidable
I wanted to feel alive.
So with a CLICK the belt came off.
Speeding out of control.
It was an old car
I was dangerous.
I was careless.
I made it home and smiled.
exhilaration. I was lucky.
Others were not.
A news story.
My sleepy town awoke.
Jolted from its slumber by the
decisions of a girl.
The unforgiving turn.
The tree.
The CLICK that never happened.
The lack of a belt.
The manifestation
of a body.
The belt is a straight jacket.
But I need protection
from myself.
I seek thrills.
They make me
Tick.