Garbage Truck Feelings

A poem about the tragic death of my brother-in-law

Garbage Truck Feelings-

I woke up to the sound of birds squawking and garbage trucks
Sounds so apropos, sounds to fit my mood
drudgery, anxiety, despair
That followed me into today

A mood that struck me the prior afternoon
When I got the news that you were gone
Taken unexpectedly in a tragic accident
An accident that could have been prevented
While you were working on cars doing what you loved

You were underneath a work truck
Making repairs, when a coworker got in
Unknowingly and drove away, not knowing what he did
The impact of this mistake and what it did  to our entire family

Affecting your life, a life you loved
Surrounded by loved ones
Your animals 8 cats, 1 lizard and 4 macaws
Birds, birds that squawked and you loved

You loved them and they were yours
Yours and your wives babies
A life that was so tragically taken and cut short
And now I lie awake at7 A.M. staring at the ceiling

Listening to the squawking of the birds
The same birds that when I called on the phone
You'd scream at them to shut up, so you could hear me
A sound that was so comical at the time
A sound that will never sound the same ever again