Somebody Should Have Taught Him

I went to a birthday party
But I remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink at all,
So I had a sprite instead.
I felt proud of myself,
The way you said I would,
That I didn’t choose to drink and drive,
Though some friends said I should.
I knew I made a healthy choice and
your advice to me was right
as the party finally ended
and the kids drove out of sight.
I got into my own car,
Sure to get home in one piece,
Never knowing what was coming,
Something I expected least.
Now I’m lying on the pavement.
I can hear the policeman say,
“The kid that cause this wreck was drunk.”
His voice seems far away.
My own blood is all around me,
As I try hard not to cry.
I can hear the paramedic say,
“This girl is going to die.”
I’m sure that guy had no idea,
While he was flying high,
because he chose to drink and drive
that I would have to die.
So why do people do it,
Knowing that it ruins lives?
But now the pain is cutting me
Like a hundred stabbing knives.
Tell my sister not to be afraid,
Tell Daddy to be brave.
And when I go to heaven to
Put ‘Daddy’s Girl’ on my grave.
Someone should have taught him
That it’s wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his mom and dad had,
I’d still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter,
I’m getting really scared.
These are my final moments,
And I’m so unprepared.
I wish that you could hold me, Mom,
As I lie here and die.
I wish that I could say
I love you and good-bye.

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Comments

2012kiki

I am against drunk driving, so I love this poem because it just tells what can happen when you drink & drive.

a.carter65

WOW!!! your poem created such an impacting picture and lurking in my heart. You're right, someone should have taught him and her and all the others who cost lives each year when they care to see only themselves in their own little world, yet their choices and actions shake the foundations of others lives. Thank you for sharing, keep on creating :)

alexrocky

That poem literally gave me the chills! That was very impactful. Keep on writing.

KR152829

A+++++ this poem is AMAZING!!! WOW!! 2 Thumbs up!

dancingdanae

I've heard one a lot similar to this one before. bravo! it was reeaally good :)

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