so sorry, so late

red light blinking behind me

i hurried to turn into the garage

to get out of the ambulance’s way

and missed that it stopped

at the doorway of our building

and only learned at supper

that it had come for me friend

who had fallen

MaryJane Nordgren

Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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