Not many 10-year-olds
could be hit
by a speeding
delivery truck
while crossing the street
and live
to tell the tale…
but I always was
a weird statistic.
The truck ran
me over
with the ease
of a speed bump.
I even had the
tire tracks
and imbedded gravel
across my stomach
to prove it.
When I woke up
in the ER
I screamed out the names
of all the people
I was going to sue…
until my mother
bought my silence by
bribing me
with the promise
of a brand new
Barbie doll.
(Poetry by Maranda Russell, marandarussell.com)
Maranda Russell 
27 responses to “Poetry – When I Was Hit By a Truck”
Must have been a frightening experience.
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It was! Rather funny now in some ways when I look back on it, but I realize how lucky I was to survive.
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Oh my goodness!!
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Yeah, it was an experience!
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wow! you were lucky! I’m glad your still here! 🙂 xo
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Me too…most days at least lol.
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Lol 😚😀
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haha the poem is a funny mockery
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Yeah, kind of self mockery, even though it is all true.
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Enjoyed.:))
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What an experience! I have to say it made for a good poem, though!
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Thanks! I’ve had a crazy life in some ways.
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Wow. How awful!
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It was an experience.
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A lovely reward for surviving and being brave xxx
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LOL, yeah
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Perhaps, ironically, it delivered Barbie. I really enjoyed this.
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I was trying to remember what company it drove for, but can’t recall. I know the company paid for all my medical bills.
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Wow, but then so they should, in spite of the cost to you personally, it is also a great story.
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I’m all about the story lol.
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Lol indeed
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By the way, the truck driver actually felt really bad and even visited me in the hospital.
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That is such a wonderful thing.
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Reblogging this to my readers at sister site Timeless Wisdoms
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Thanks!
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My pleasure
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