I was in a car accident today. A stupid one that gave me quite a scare. They're always stupid, or so I hear. In retrospect, it could have been worse I could have been dead Instead I'm MAD. I'm shaken and I'm aching and I'm MAD. Our car's a wreck; I could have died.
Flashback: What's that? Loud noise; Impact. I was sent flying � in slow motion, While the car shook violently. I had no idea what was happening � thought maybe it was the end of the world. In a second, it was over. The back seat, that's where I'd been Now I'm somewhere in between. I'm dead.� No I'm not dead. Still alive; I realise That I was in a car accident My very first one.
Is everyone okay? Am I okay?� I do a quick check. My head aches, my knee hurts... Thank God!! We're all fine. My friend's Mad as Hell He walks up to the other car and starts to yell. He and the other guy carry on The aftermath tradition. He's fine, just a few bruises on his neck Secretly I'm thanking God, That his dad's car, and not he, is a wreck.
A crowd gathers round People stare and impudent ones question. I could have died, a scary fact I shake my head, trying to come to terms with that. A total of fifty strangers came to stare. A total of one stranger seemed to care That I could have died. "Are you okay?" he asked. I felt a little better.
Is it my fault?� Does he think so? I'm the reason we passed on that street. I look in his eyes for a sign, but I don't see it. No, he doesn't blame me.� He wouldn't. But still, the car's a wreck. I wonder, who's gonna tell the owner � his father Oh God! We're all alive. Thank God! The small picture The Big picture small - Big � small � Big Sometimes they alternate peacefully in my mind. Sometimes they engage in a confused struggle.
Why did we have to be there right at that time? And who was that clown of the other driver Who was � naturally � wrong. Oh. My hair got rumpled; a hand goes up to smooth it � It stops. Does it matter? Does it matter where we were going? Or if we'd ever get there? It matters that we're alive and that the car's a wreck.
Isn't it amazing that when things go wrong We always wish they were Exactly the same as they were before. Never do we wish for more; For better than before. Just before the accident, I felt hungry, sleepy and stressed over nothing. Now I want that back. Oh, if only those were my only problems right now! My neck hurts.� I wonder if I'm okay? I'm writing this so I guess it's safe to assume that my brain's not fried. My knee hurts � my head hurts. If it had been worse I know I would have wished to have only the problems I have now. I would have welcomed them.
I was in a car accident today. A stupid one that gave me quite a scare. They're always stupid, or so I hear. In retrospect, it could have been worse I could have been dead Instead I'm GLAD. The car's a wreck, but we're all alive. Remind me to thank you God, everyday For the fact that we survived.
