(car/crash)

I almost wrapped my car around a tree

because of a stop sign I did not see

because I was thinking about how there are so many things that I would hate

if I didn’t love them instead 

for reminding me of you.

And as my legs shook from shock

of how quickly I stopped

(the way they used to shake,

when they were wrapped 

around you),

I smiled and thought:

though I hope I don’t go anywhere

for a very

very

very

long time,

what better way to go

then happy,

if only by way of remembering

how happy

you

made

me.