Black Ice






 Black Ice
 
 

more than a dusting

traffic ebbs

her toddler’s chatter flows


his round cheeks

blush

constant brake lights

 
rearview glance

backward smile

a lasting impact

 
shrieks reverberate

metal on metal

surround sound
 

emergency vehicles

wail

his final lullaby

 
under a nimbus moon

his halo fits

perfectly
 

snow bank flashes red and blue

exhaust fumes permeate

her scream

 
goldfish crackers

swim on

the ice-crusted ditch

 
dawn illuminates

blood stains in the snow

cardinals sing

 
carrying his coat

she leaves the hospital

childless
 
 
 
Bridget Magee
 
 
 

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