Skid, Crash

Cars have been skidding this hill all night
but I’m home so no worries plus
our cars are in the driveway
and she’s sleeping
so we’re both safe from idiot drivers

I’ve been skidding
in and out of sleep
feeling that tightness in the seat 
that you get
before a crash

History says skid is always followed by crash
Those idiot drivers
are setting me up for a history lesson

but to hell with them
I’m going to bed soon
where she’s sleeping

reminding myself
that I’m home and safe

the cars are safely off the street

soon we may both be
safely asleep

Whatever heaviness
may come sliding out of control
toward us
I must remember that 

crash
doesn’t always follow
skid