Grim faced he stared at the chipped off ceiling As he lay forlorn in the darkened prison cell Where only solitude befriended him. A myriad of events crossed his thoughts As he reminisced that dreadful day!! Intoxicated and with blurry broodings, He sat behind the wheel, to drive them home After an evening of celebration and merry with friends. Screeching sirens and flashing lights, hurrying feet and panicked shouts Woke him to his conscious world, to a sight he wouldn’t dare to see A body covered in white lay aside, as law took him to their side Repentance and guilt engulfed him, but alas it was long delayed!! Pardon himself he could not, for a life that is lost Though accidental yet unguarded & negligent, undeniably he was the cause. Today as he lay in await, to the law that voiced his fate; The cell door is opened slowly, by a man in uniform “Pardon you, they did” he said For their son in blood they will gain not, by taking the blood of another’s son” Tears gushed out...
