the brakes slipped in the wet
somebody messed up
the dam burst
the reinforcements never came
the supports didn’t hold
i forgot to write the address down
you never calledthe brakes slipped in the wet
the backups didn’t run
the first aid box was empty
the safety catch slipped on this gunthe worse came true
we weren’t prepared for this
this wasn’t supposed to happen
but it didthe lifeboats weren’t ready
we weren’t warned
the fire-exits were obstructed
the alarm didn’t go offsomebody should have said something
and somebody should have checked
but it wasn’t methis wasn’t supposed to happen
but
it did
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It wasn’t me
but
I was nearby
I know
I heard the backup die
And just before the lights went out
I caught someone’s eye
I should have said
but
had a bus to catch. was late.
and I
was a little run down
you know
how it is when days roll by
In fact last year I nearly checked to see
if I had the number
small. scrawled.
I remembered the feel
of the peel of paper and the fat blue ink
but there was always
another bus
and never any space to look