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Cry of the Cars

June 30, 2011
By Allie99 SILVER, Saginaw, Michigan
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Allie99 SILVER, Saginaw, Michigan
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Many lives taken.
To crash and burn one by one.

They drive away not knowing,
not knowing that they will never return.
Smoke, heavy in the air,
burning into the night.
Red darkness spattered,
A seatbelt left unbuckled.
A cry left unanswered.

© Lauren R., Edmond, OK

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This poem is dedicated to the lives taken in auto accidents every year.
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