Ten years ago, driving home late at night <br />My son in his car sees a shimmering light <br />Hovering over a hill far away <br />'Wonder what that is, ' he started to say; <br />Reached down to put a tape in the deck, <br />Clock on the dash reads 2: 30 - he checked <br />Glancing back up at the road he could see <br />Five more lights hanging over the trees; <br />All of a sudden the engine goes dead, <br />He steers the car towards a pull-off ahead; <br />Took a few seconds to maneuver the car <br />Off to the edge since it wasn't that far; <br />Reaching back down to examine the tape <br />The engine starts running, the tires start to scrape <br />Loose gravel flying all over the road, <br />Music starts blaring in panic mode; <br />Glancing back down to the clock on the dash <br />The time now 3: 30 -gone by in a flash! <br />Ten minutes later he runs through the door <br />Shaking and sweating and pacing the floor, <br />I come from the bedroom to check out the noise <br />The sight I behold is NOT one of my boys, <br />His face is death white like he's just seen a ghost <br />(And this is my son who is braver than most) <br />He's shaking so badly he can't even speak <br />His knees are like jello, he's starting to freak! <br />Long minutes pass 'til he finally calms down <br />And although he speaks, he keeps looking around; <br />Something transpired the night of that ride <br />But still we don't know cause he keeps it inside; <br />One missing hour he'll never regain <br />But just where it went he can never explain. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />I<br /><br />Linda Ori<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lost-time-2/
