Witness

• Holly Taylor, Grade 9, Maffra Secondary College
• Poetry
• 2012

Excellence Award in the 'Legendary 2012' competition

You were there you saw it all,
you heard my cries and desperate calls.
You heard the bang, you saw the crash,
what started as fun soon turned black.
I still breath but vision is lost,
I hear the sirens but not much else.
You are there, I sense your presence.
You hold my hand and wait for my attendence.
I am lost, I am scared, my heart still beats but my brain feels dead.
The machines beep and nurses whisper, my family cry and my friends they linger.
My eyes tapped shut and a pulse in my finger,
I am healing but wish I would faster. My life is on hold and so am I, I was chosen but did not die.
I am so lucky yet still there is tears, they wait for me like it's been years.
I am back and no longer will I see black,
it is all now a blur, but I am living that's for sure.
Use your days like they have no limits,because tommorow may never be as you planned it.