One Shot...by Lindsay Quist

One Shot

That's the shot that almost took my life....
Blue skies, green grass and goodbye....
The shot that scattered my dreams....
Popping off buttons and pulling at the seams....
It's all it took to take me to my death....
Squeezing my heart and tugging at my last breath....
The warmth of it all sinking deep within....
All these memories and nowhere to begin....
It all sounds so simple and fun but....
With one shot it could all be done....
Giddiness and tipsy nights....
With bad dreams and blackout fights....
Passing out as visions fill my head....
And the morning after I always dread....