Out of the Blue

It all seemed surreal

I had just stopped for a meal

Was on my way back to the highway

When two cars going my way

Out of the blue, collided in the lane

beside me! It all seemed insane,

I put my car in park,

And rushed over before a spark

Would light the car on fire

And make situation look dire

Especially for the guy, in back, stuck

trying to get out, with no luck.

Out of the blue came a man

With a fire extinguisher he ran.

He doused the car like a pro

Yelling at me to give it a go.

I reached into the car grabbing the guy

He had one alternative, he could die.

We locked our hands in a final grasp.

I tried to pull him out of the car fast.

The smoke and flames were hard to beat

I felt from behind men pulling me by my feet.

They pulled us both clear from the car

As it burst into flames, from us, not that far.

The fire truck arrived to drench what was hot

They checked us all over, hurt we were not

Six months later we came together once more

As the Governor General came to adore

The men and women that saved the young crew

From an accident that came out of the blue.

By Joe van Koeverden