Eyes closed
tired mind
stealing some
needed sleep
then those shouts
startling everyone
inside the bus
I opened my eyes
and saw death's
stare too close
too near
just a breath away
that would send souls
soon flying on their way...
"God, help us"
I prayed
tick...tick...tick
a few seconds
of cliff hanger...
then God in His mercy
spared everyone through
driver's gut instinct
that could divert bus
into a small fissure
in just a split second
enough to save everyone
from mass grave!
After spending holiday with my kids in Baguio City, on my way back home last night, I had a kiss with death together with fellow passengers in the bus. The bus I was in, almost rammed into a big vehicle carrying logs which also crashed earlier into another vehicle. It would have been like a domino-effect had the driver not been alert enough to do the best he could to divert the bus away from its rightful lane! It was just a small gap that saved us from a big, deathly collision. Thank God, He saved us!
Written for One Single Impression (Prompt: Fissure)
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