A call from his girl

A call in the night

She had crashed her car

Serious was her plight.

“Come get me”, she said

“Please promise this now!”

So he set out at once

Fast as his car would allow.

He raced through the rain

He raced for her sake

Took a corner too fast

Landed in a dark lake.

Lost in the fog

Alone in the deep

Bound by a promise

That he couldn’t keep.