The Crash

I’ve been participating in prompt challenges. My brain happens to take me to strange places. This one, to a fictional crash scene. SundayWhirl.com always has 12 great prompt words. Join in the fun! This week the words are: ravenous, lurked, shame, space, found, glass, hollow, flicker, rattled, slip, red, crash. Here’s the result.

The Crash

Rattled and ravenous,
I slipped out my phone,
The glass, shattered.
Danger lurked.
Red spots?
Blood?

Was it mine or mother’s?
Collapsed space – found her.
Mother was dead.
Where were we?
Brain fog.
Crash.

“You don’t listen to me!”
Words echoed, flickered.
My soul hollow.
Shame slipped in.
Piercing
Pain.

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