the ballet of the impact

the windshield explodes

like a bomb packed with diamonds

there's a deafening silence

time flows to a crawl

as the ballet of the impact

spreads out across the blacktop

angels dancing down like raindrops

in the air as they fall

so this is how it goes

so this is how it ends

a flatbed runs a red light

no time to comprehend

as a blizzard of my memories

lights up like fireflies

in the sliver of an instant

in a flash before my eyes.