Roadkill

Death on the roadside
unexplainable
byproduct of killing life
who could ever know whom

seeking identification 
or if the skull isn't smashed to bits 
dental records
what if they had no teeth

witnesses what do they know
not for inculpation
no one knows their name
unknown Corpse
Roadkill

biohazard crew comes by
disposes of what lived yesterday
if only one person sees it
no one does

what if they're not human 
not even john doe
deposited on the shoulder
Carrion for the sun to bleach

what if they were my friend
what if only i know their name
then no one knows
i was never interviewed

passing on
so unceremoniously
my killing life demanded my time
i didn't even stop

mangled skeleton
with its wings still stretched
beautifully hideously macabrely
fly away from this cursed world 

can one even offer prayers
in this new mode of living Death
living and thereby murdering
sometimes quickly often slowly

i pray the friends i no longer see
are not and will not be
this unlucky one
what good is that to him

when each of us goes out
for groceries or work or just for pleasure
on our final road trip to Death 
every one will be our collective fault.