I Watched a Biker Fall to His Knees in a Graveyard Screaming a Child’s Name

boy.” He said each word slowly, like he was stepping on stones across a river. “Highway 81, just north of the exit. Semi came over the line. Head-on. They told me later it was instant. I don’t know if that’s true or if they just say that to people.”

“I’m so sorry.”

“I was s’posed to pick her up that day.” He said it flat. Empty. Like the sentence didn’t continue reading …