Be Careful

[FIREMAN]

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WENT TO THE RIVER, MOM

I went to the river, Mom
And remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mom
So I had a sprite instead.

Felt proud of myself,
That I didn't drink and drive,
Though some friends said I should.

I made a healthy choice,
And your advice to me was right,
The party finally ended,
And the kids drove out of sight.

I got into my car,
Sure to get home in one piece,
I never knew what was coming, Mom
Something I expected least.

Now I'm lying on the pavement,
And I hear the policeman say,
The kid that caused this wreck was drunk,
Mom, his voice seems far away.

My own blood's 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 the guy had no idea,
While he was flying high,
Because he chose to drink and drive,
Now I would have to die.

So why do people do it, Mom
Knowing that it ruins lives?
And now the pain is cutting me,
Like a hundred stabbing knives.

Tell sister not to be afraid, Mom
Tell daddy to be brave,
And when I go to heaven,
Put Daddy's Girl on my grave.

Someone should have taught him,
That its wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his parents had,
I'd still be alive.

My breath is getting shorter, Mom
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, Mom!"
So I love you and good-bye.

[Ratacole]

That's some deep shit Fireman. Makes you think....
Glad I don't.

[MOWtown]

Fireman, a girl I knew in high school, Diane Dean, could have written that "poem". She was the designated driver and was completely sober...doing exactly what you're "supposed" to do. She was carting around her boyfriend and two other friends from a party when they got blasted by a drunk in a jeep. Two guys in back seat: broken legs, ribs, etc. Her boyfriend, Colin, all kinds of broken bones and an eye on the dash board but he was awake the entire 40 minutes it took the jaws of life to get Dianne's body out.

Heavy poem but a very important message.

[kevnmcd]

WOW! I have read that before, but still gives me the chills.

[Rude]

damn that thing will get ya choked up! i've seen that too many times. definitely makes you think

[RiverLife]

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Damn. I need a tissue. and it's pathetic that alot of us know true stories like that. I personally know of four exactly like that. I wish people could use their brains sometimes. Very sad.