It can wait

"It can wait"
She heard these words over and over
They meant nothing

"It can wait"
She had done it before
Still nothing

"It can wait"
She got a text
Still nothing

"It can wait"
She looked down
BOOM
She saw nothing

It could have waited
She laid there, unable to move
She felt as cold as ice
She heard nothing

It could have waited
They told her she was permanently paralyzed
She felt nothing

It could have waited
They told her her daughter did not survive the crash
She had nothing

"It could have waited"
She told herself
It could have waited

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Repetition
Simile
Onomatopoeia