Standing on the bridge
I dial the number
Can't drag my eyes from the scene
Stunned into slumber
.
The phone keeps on ringing
.
Cars stop
Strangers surge forward
Wanting to help
Feeling too awkward
.
The phone keeps on ringing
.
Acrid fumes reach my nose
Drifting from the car
A siren draws closer
So near, yet so far
.
The phone keeps on ringing
.
Paramedics arrive
They delve through to wreck.
Trying to see,
I'm craning my neck
.
The phone keeps on ringing
.
Standing on the bridge
My heart on my lips
Strangers turn, shake their heads
Their hands on their hips
.
The phone keep on ringing
.
The phone keeps on ringing
.
A voice
Relief
.
Someone else's phone is still ringing.