It is symbolic of the unyielding daily occurances of deaths caused by the modern-day death machine more widely known as the automobile.

The automobile that we humans abuse as our number ONE form of transportation - is NOT our friend! As much as I enjoy zipping around corners, windows down, with "Got the Life" blaring (how ironic) - I am constantly faced with a gruesome reality.

"Beep Beep". The safety belt reminder flashes a "Buckle Up for Safety" display on my dash. I grip the keychain bearing the name of my exboyfriend "Kurt" as I start the ignition.

Why didn't he buckle up that night? Why did his brother "The Proffesional Drunk Driver" start that ignition that night? Why did he kill his brother? Why did he kill the love of my life?

These questions and more are left unanswered as I steer through this bumpy, winding, hellish-road - known as life. Did he die for me that night?

I turn left at the fork in the road - am I heading in the right direction? I hope and pray that I am making all the right choices - AND I always buckle up.

......Beep Beep Beep