one moment...then the next

You were watching life from the edge of the road. Beautiful, majestic, serene. You were perched on the top of a wooden post, scanning the field for a careless field mouse. And then you decided to fly off. What is it you saw? What is it that made you leave? You didn't see the car that was heading in the opposite direction. And you flew straight into it. There was no way you could have missed it. The shock threw a firework of feathers into the air and you fell to the ground. But it wasn't over. The car following ran over you. And the one following that one too. There was nothing they could do. And I saw you lift your head. I saw your eagle-like profile. Frightened, confused. You lifted a sprawled wing in a last attempt to fly away from the horror. I couldn't do otherwise. There was no way I could miss you either. So I ran over you too. I heard something hit the bottom of the car. I felt sick. I felt helpless. And my only wish is that I put you out of your misery.