A Poem That Gives You Goosebumps
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I got this in an e-mail today and wanted to share it.
A Poem That Gives You Goosebumps
A drunk man in an Oldsmobile
They said had run the light
That caused the six-car pileup
On 109 that night.
When broken bodies lay about
"And blood was everywhere,"
"The sirens screamed out eulogies,"
For death was in the air.
"A mother, trapped inside her car,"
Was heard above the noise;
Her plaintive plea near split the air:
"Oh, God, please spare my boys!"
She fought to loose her pinned hands;
"She struggled to get free,"
But mangled metal held her fast
In grim captivity.
Her frightened eyes then focused
"On where the back seat once had been,"
But all she saw was broken glass and
Two children's seats crushed in.
Her twins were nowhere to be seen;
"She did not hear them cry, "
"And then she prayed they'd been thrown free, "
"Oh, God, don't let them die! "
"Then firemen came and cut her loose, "
"But when they searched the back, "!
"They found therein no little boys, "
But the seat belts were intact.
They thought the woman had gone mad
"And was traveling alone, "
"But when they turned to question her, "
They discovered she was gone.
Policemen saw her running wild
And screaming above the noise
"In beseeching supplication, "
Please help me find my boys!
They're four years old and wear blue shirts;
"Their jeans are blue to match."" "
"One cop spoke up, ""They're in my car, "
And they don't have a scratch.
They said their daddy put them there
"And gave them each a cone, "
Then told them both to wait for Mom
To come and take them home.
"I've searched the area high and low, "
But I can't find their dad.
"He must have fled the scene, "
"I guess, and that is very bad."" "
"The mother hugged the twins and said, "
"While wiping at a tear, "
"He could not flee the scene, you see, "
"For he's been dead a year."" "
"The cop just looked confused and asked, "
"Now, how can that be true? "
"The boys said, ""Mommy, Daddy came "
"And left a kiss for you."" "
He told us not to worry
"And that you would be all right, "
And then he put us in this car with
"The pretty, flashing light. "
"We wanted him to stay with us, "
"Because we miss him so, "
"But Mommy, he just hugged us tight "
And said he had to go.
He said someday we'd understand
"And told us not to fuss, "
"And he said to tell you, Mommy, "
"He's watching over us."" "
The mother knew without a doubt
"That what they spoke was true, "
"For she recalled their dad's last words, "
" I will watch over you."
The firemen's notes could not explain
"The twisted, mangled car, "
And how the three of them escaped
Without a single scar.
"But on the cop's report was scribed, "
"In print so very fine, "
An angel walked the beat tonight on Highway 109.
Let me tell you, I DO have goosebumps!
Goosebumps on my arms and tears in my eyes. Thank you.
Goosebumps here...
wow, I really have goosebumps too.
Love the poem! I just want to post a link to a version of the poem with the author's name and copyright info included:
http://www.ruthann1.com/Highway109.htm
I know you got this in an e-mail, Rayanne - the punctuation was altered, etc. and I know what it feels like as a writer when stuff gets sent around via e-mail, etc. and loses part of its integrity - then people forward it and no one remembers the authors name, etc. It can be very frustrating (can you tell I've had this happen to me? I found a poem I'd written for my mom, which I gave permission to a few web sites to use, and now it's all over the web and some people have changed the wording and others have even implied that it was their original work....Grrrr...I know as a writer or an artist, once something is "out there" it no longer belongs to you, but I wasn't prepared for how I'd feel to have something so personal changed and thrown around willy-nilly....JMHO - sorry for the ranting) Thank you for posting it, Rayanne - my "vent" was in NO way directed at you for sharing this beautiful poem with us 
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