Diamonds and Blood

I came upon the wreckage
in the late October midnight black
through the fog I saw a beautiful
breathless life
her bones protruding through
flesh like a jagged knife
perhaps someone’s daughter,
sister, or wife

Stillness encircled my warm body
like raging waters of a flood
from the glare of headlights
projected on twisted metal
appeared a view of diamonds
and blood
with all humanity torn away and
the sound of a faint cry
I could not resist the intriguing
question of…why?

Curiosity compelled my mind to
take a closer look
uncertainty tugged at my heart,
but my feet carried me forward
to see the stream of blood
dripping like a slow-moving brook
down the ring finger of the
lifeless blonde goddess
and fall to a puddle below her car door
to once again, see diamonds
and blood…