in the crosswalk

i have been hit
by lightning
in the crosswalk
life..
has so many blind spots
life..
has changed it's face
in the crosswalk

my thoughts
got hit by the same car
and got scattered
and hit the hard asphalt
in the crosswalk

the color
of the street has changed
the shape
of my dreams
have changed
the angle of my world
has shifted
in the crosswalk

you had your umbrella
in case of rain
and so did i..

you had your empty
shopping bag
with you
and so did i

i didn't know you
but i felt so close to you
and words were not needed
and words were not standing in the way
in the crosswalk

my heart was beating so fast
as my hands were shaking
as you were lying
in the crosswalk

i hold out my hand
to stop the cars
you hold up your head
to break the shock
or to ease the pain
or to tell us that you're ok
in the crosswalk

you should have been seen
you should have seen
i should have seen
that life can be broken
in a flash

the value of things
have changed
the rhythm of beliefs
have changed
in the crosswalk

i put my hands together
and i hope that you are alive
i hope that you are ok
and i hope that you survive
not just the crash
but the thought
that we are never safe
even when we think we are
even where we think we are..

i left a part of me there today
in the crosswalk..