Accidents

Maybe they had been a little rash

and stopped a little too late.

Do we throw away people with driving accidents?

A bad choice of date,

a rape,

an indulgence in drugs with shared needles

at an age when life seems too short

to go slow and think twice,

a blood transfusion,

a used needle,

isn’t it all an accident too?

AIDS patients are victims,

not criminals.

Before you judge,

remember, you could be one too…

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Author: Shaily Agrawal

I am an Instructional Designer, avid reader, small-town woman and working mother with a fish-eye perspective. I have just published my first book, The Forest Bed and other short stories. If you like my stories on this blog, feel free to Like, Comment, Reblog and Share. You can reach me at shailygrwl@gmail.com or through my Facebook page facebook.com/shailyagrawalwrites/ View All Posts