Rest In Peace (Car Crash Edition)

Another phone call,
Just like the one before,
And once again, I'm wondering,
What has happened now?
A laughing voice says to me,
"Hey, guess what!
I got hit by a car!"
I sigh in disbelief,
As he tells me these things,
And only when his brother
Comes onto the phone,
And verifies that, indeed,
They are in the hospital,
That is when I begin to worry.
"Are you okay?" I ask,
"Sure," he says.
"Is anything broken?" I ask,
"Sure," he says again.
"Is there any blood?" I ask,
He laughs almost hesitantly,
And says, "Oh yeah, a lot of blood.
Oops, got to go, chica.
Talk to you later."
And with that, the phone hangs up,
Leaving me to contemplate,
Exactly what will happen to my best friend.
Hours later,
The phone rings again,
I dash to pick it up,
Assuming it's him.
His brother speaks from the other end.
"What...what happened?"
I stutter uncontrollably.
He is silent for a moment,
Then,
"I'm sorry, honey. He's..."
I don't even need to hear it,
But he says it anyway.
"He's dead."
The tears stream down my face now,
I can't control them at all,
Every tear I ever wanted to weep for him,
Falling down like a waterfall,
Like a thunderstorm.
His brother tells me that
He had some things to give me,
That he had entrusted his brother to give.
I simply nodded,
Not being able to say a word.
I listened, nodded,
Apologized, and hung up.
There was nothing more I could say.
Never again would my best friend
Come up and bug me for money or answers.
Never again would my best friend
Ask me to the winter dance.
I would never again see his laughing face,
Or hear his annoying laugh.
He had left me.
As I sifted through the thoughts in my head,
My mind wandered to another friend,
One who had committed suicide.
This was the second friend to leave me,
In the past three months.
How long would I have to wait,
For another to leave me?
It's tearing me apart,
I can longer laugh,
I try so hard to love,
But when I attempt to find joy,
In every day,
I see their faces.
The first guy
Who committed suicide,
Got everyone to wear bracelets
In his honor.
I never wanted to put on
Another bracelet
For another friend,
And yet I must.
Rest In Peace,
Just Wander along,
Rest In Peace,
Joyfully Wondering,
Rest In Peace,
And be remembered.
We love you,
We miss you,
Rest In Peace.

*This is in honor of my best friend of seven years, who was hit by a car. He died of blood loss at the young and horrible age of 14. Rest In Peace, J. R. W. 9/15/92-2/7/07*