remember november

I remember how November began
too many late shifts for this old man
pulling up and over Pine Grove Mountain 
in the early morning hours

mist and a frightening silence along the roads
were following me
I shivered half cold and half fear as I reached to add some heat  
and when I looked back
he was standing in my lane
beast of a buck
white as snow
majestic
broad shoulders to accommodate his massive rack
staring me down
head raised proudly in the second before I swerved 
the second that cost me my life
as I was held transfixed in his beauty

I rose above the trees and viewed my crumpled jeep 
on its head
tires still spinning
the beast still eyeballing me as I slid into the ether 

It is December now
and I watch as my kids open their gifts for the first time without me
they are older and their hearts will heal before the coming of Spring

Deckard

I began writing poetry when I was a teenager and it truly saved me from a destructive path. 'Time Heals' will be on my grave stone'. I have 3 incredible kids who are the greatest gifts that God has given me. If I have advice to give to aspiring...

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