what is it about car accidents that makes everything seem to move in slow motion? it's like you can clearly see what is happening, but am powerless to stop it. it's almost like an outer body experience... it takes a moment to realize the screaming you hear is your own voice, or the impact you felt was on your car, or the scene you were watching unfold was reality.
it may only span a few seconds, but the moment hangs in the air, untouched. then reality cuts through it like a knife.
surprisingly, this time in the aftermath, i went through the motions as if i had expected it. as if i had been prepared somehow. there was no way i could know, but in a way, i did. i'd felt something looming all day (yesterday, that is)... and once it happened, i thought, oh, so this is what was supposed to happen.
weird.
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