In an instant
her life was
extinguished,
crushed,
buried in
ripping metal
and cracking glass.
In that instant
between the vibrant living
and the stillness of dying,
that instant
when eyes blink
and it is done,
a life lived fully
and a person
loved widely
was gone.
Just in an instant
that could have gone
that way or this
in the fabric of time,
in the mysterious scheme of the universe.
Just in an instant.
26/3/2016