Today 
I met my own 
mortality
For the first time 
And she didn't look
In the slightest bit
How I expected 
To be quite honest
She had no 
Distinguishing features
At all
Blended right in
With the motorway
And the traffic 
The road kill
And the crash barriers
On reflection 
It's possible she 
Wore a knowing look
The one that says
It happens to us all
What makes you think
You're so special
And then she was 
Gone
Leaving me with 
Nothing 
But emptiness 
And a feeling 
Of the unshakeable 
fragility 
Of life