So it does. it's over before you know it. could just have been crossing the road or walking along even. yet it may be over in a matter of seconds. not even left with the time to say goodbye or make provisions. death. it's so final. they stood watching and couldn't do a thing. For he was already gone. They couldn't even put him in the hospital van for it is not the practice to do so for a dead man. A dead man. He was probably on his way to work. It could just as easily have been me. It doesn't feel right to smile or laugh. not when i've witnessed this. I mean it's part and parcel of life. but when it happens right in front of your eyes and you actually see the blood, well it's just not so easy to dismiss. not so easy to forget. 6:05:00 PM