Car Crash

by harry576

Published March 3, 2016

E - Everyone

In Songs

I was driving away,

Feeling sad that you ran.

I didn't want to hear,

Those words of goodbye.

So I grabbed my keys,

Started my engine. 

I was a hundred miles away,

And it was snowing.

My tire hit black ice,

I skidded into a truck coming the other way.

Car crash.

What a sad way to go.

Car Crash.

Didn't know what hit me.

A car crash, is what,

Saved me from love.

*

I woke up and was,

Upside down in a ditch.

I couldn't see over the hood,

I was pinned down.

All I thought about,

was getting out.

Car crash.

What a sad way to go.

Car crash.

Didn't know what hit me.

A car crash, is what,

saved me from love.

*

You ran into the hospital,

The doctor came out.

He said I was killed,

In a car crash.

Your tears filled up,

You dropped to one knee.

You prayed to God,

But it was too late.

Car crash.

What a sad way to go.

Car crash.

Didn't know what hit me.

A car crash, is what,

Saved me from love.

*

You where there,

At my funeral.

In a nice suit with a rose,

Family and friends crying.

Withing I was still here.

The preacher saying,

She was a good woman;

How she died was tragic.

Car crash.

What a sad way to go.

Car crash.

Didn't know what hit me.

A car crash, is what,

Saved me from love.

*

I didn't want to hear,

Those words of goodbye.

It ended in,

A car crash.

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harry576
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harry576 commented Comment · Apr 26, 2017

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Elijah
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Elijah wrote a review Review · May 28, 2016

King Here

Hello there, fellow writer.

I think that the way you had seperated the parts is not the best one we could think of here. I think they can be shorter and twice better and easier to read by the readers. This is my own opinion. The fact that you did not make the end happy is pretty good because everyone could expect an very obvious happy end like every other fairy tale. So this is what is good about this story. Still for the work, it needs to be seperated in a very different way in stanzas. It could be good if you did not talk about it so much but used one narrator and let us see from their eyes; what they feel, what they see and etc. Maybe the 'show, not tell' thing is noticed here. Even if you could be more detailed and looking at it more indeep, you had very good job with the punctuation and capitalization, so I will not bark about it.
Without thinking, I read the second line as 'Feeling sad that you ran away.'

You where there,


It needs to be 'were' instead of 'where'.



Withing I was still here.


I think it is 'wishing' not 'withing'.


Keep on working and have a good day/night.

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cmullin wrote a review Review · Mar 4, 2016

I loved the theme and untraditional way you took this poem. It didn't have a happy ending and she died, which was really cool. The description of the actual crash was amazing and in the end I loved how, even though the narrator has passed, it was still her point of view.

Personally, in my mind, it didn't flow as well as it could have. Try combining some lines to make longer lines and shorter stanzas. Also, separate the repeating stanzas to emphasize how important those lines are.

I'm not sure if you intended this, but this poem would make an amazing song!
PS. You said "withing" instead of "wishing"

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EverStorm
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EverStorm wrote a review Review · Mar 4, 2016

Hey EverWinter here for a review!

I liked the way this poem (song?) went. It was a great start.

Grammar problems: "You where there" needs to be "You were there" and "Withing" needs to be "Wishing". Also I think that it would be easier to read if you broke the chorus from the verses. Just so the reader knows it's repeating on purpose.

I liked the way this was untraditional. She died. Usually it ends with his prayers and love brought her back and they lived happily ever after. But here, it didn't. Good job with that.

Ever

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StupidSoup
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StupidSoup wrote a review Review · Mar 4, 2016

First off there, I don't agree with your structure. I think this poem could be shortened in length simply by restructuring the stanzas. It goes beyond aesthetically pleasing to adding flow to your poem if you simply combine some lines. I think your flow is a bit off. The poem goes a little to far a little to fast. A lot happens in a short period of time which is understandable seeing as this is a poem and not a short story but I think each scenes need a little bit of a buffer which, again, re-structuring could help. You could also change the language you use. Try not to tell us what is going on. Try to show it. Instead of saying your character died in a car crash tell the audience what the character felt and saw.

I like the way you use repetition. I also like the flow you have although I think it can improved. You do get straight to the point with the language you use which is good. I just think you can do the same by using different language.

Fair work. Good job.

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Amabilia
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Amabilia commented Comment · Mar 3, 2016

Just to let you know, on your 46th line, you wrote withing, not wishing.



The poetry of the earth is never dead.
— John Keats