Split Second Sacrifice Poem by Ima Ryma

I was in my car driving on
The expressway in the mid day,
My children in car seats upon
The back seat where they were at play.
Ahead of us quite suddenly,
Going the wrong way, a car came.
No time to swerve defensively,
But then a police car took aim,
And pulled in front of me ahead,
Allowing me to move aside,
Taking the crash head on instead,
As those in both of those cars died.

I thank that state trooper who gave
His life for our lives to save.