apathy

this morning i drove past
an accident (crash) i very nearly witnessed
(thump)

airbags deployed and went limp (flaccid)
engine
smoking after impact

i barely looked-
worried more about making the green before sirens muddled up the whole scene.

forgotten phantom panicked face
in the passenger window.

impassive
nearly asleep awake
but something moves in my periphery
something stirs me
from cold

everyone in their single shells (loaded and cracked)
(ready) (or not)
(categorized)
(scrutinized)
(one of a dozen) (or more)
all bent toward decay
sooner or later
and still we do.
i am largely uninspired.