a sad weekend

Yesterday the aunt and partner
of an acquaintance
was killed in a motorcycle crash

in typical form
the driver
had stolen the car
and abandoned the scene

only to be found the following day
by police…

the thing that gets me…
the question I keep asking myself
is what happened to that young man?
that 20 something man
that allowed him
to grow up
with such a complete lack
of respect for life?

what happened to him
to make him a murderer
in his 20’s

one simple action
“steal a car”
lead to another
“get on the ferry”
lead to another
“buy and drink beer”
lead to another
“make an illegal U turn
in one of the places
most likely
to cause an accident
on this whole Island”
resulting in his
killing 2 motorcyclists

one simple action
will likely lead
to him spending
the rest of his life
in jail.

to what end?

and you know what’s really scary?
I can’t honestly say
if I’d have made it to him first
before the police
that he’d have even made it to jail

what’s that kind of anger
make me?

big love to Leanne and Rob
and my Respects to her
Auntie Martha and Larry.