DEATH OF AN INNOCENT I went to a party, Mom, I remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mom, so I drank soda instead.
I really felt proud inside, Mom, even though the others said I should.
I know I did the right thing, Mom, I know you are always right.
Now the party is finally ending, Mom, as everyone is driving out of sight.
As I got into the car, Mom, I knew I'd get home in one piece.
Because of the way you raised me, so responsible and sweet.
I started to drive away,Mom,but as I pulled out into the road,
the other car didn't see me, Mom, and hit me like a load.
As I lay there on the pavement,Mom, I hear the policeman say,
the other guy is drunk, Mom, and now I'm the one who will pay.
I'm lying here dying,Mom...I wish you'd get here soon.
How could this happen to me, Mom? My life just burst like a balloon.
There is blood all around me, Mom, and most of it is mine.
I hear the medic say, Mom, I'll die in a short time.
I just wanted to tell you, Mom, I swear I didn't drink.
It was the others, Mom. The others didn't think.
He was probably at the same party as I.
The only difference is, he drank and I will die.
Why do people drink, Mom? It can ruin your whole life.
I'm feeling sharp pains now. Pains just like a knife.
The guy who hit me is walking, Mom, and I don't think it's fair.
I'm lying here dying and all he can do is stare.
Tell my brother not to cry, Mom. Tell Daddy to be brave.
And when I go to heaven, Mom, put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave.
Someone should have told him, Mom, not to drink and drive.
If only they had told him, Mom, I would still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter, Mom. I'm becomming very tired.
Please don't cry for me, Mom. When I needed you, you were always there.
I have one last question, Mom, before I say good bye.
I didn't drink and drive, so why am I the one to die?
~Author Unknown~
DEATH OF ANOTHER INNOCENT We've got some videos, Mom. I remembered what you said: "After
work, please don't go out. Maybe bring friends home instead."
I went and picked Neil up, Mom. You know that he has no car. We
then got two movies, Mom. (Look, I think you like this "star"!).
The movie is ending, Mom. You will want to "hit the sack".
I'll just run Neil back home, Mom. And wake you when I get back.
You don't have to worry, Mom, you know that I drive safely.
Dad taught me here on the farm. How to drive responsibly.
I'm on my way back home,Mom. (why'd the car in front just swerve?)
A CAR CAME IN THIS LANE, MOM! Please, God! This I don't
deserve!...Though I'm still in the car, Mom, I hear the
policeman say, that the other guy was drunk, but I'm the one
who had to pay. I'm lying here dead, Mom. Won't be seeing you
anytime soon. How'd this happen to me, Mom? My dreams burst
like a balloon. Through all the ups and downs, Mom, I have
really loved my life.I planned on having kids, Mom. And being
someone's wife. There's blood all around me, Mom. And all the
blood is mine. I hear themedic say, Mom, that it shouldn't
be my "time". They say the one that hit me, had prior DUI's....
So...he's done this before, Mom. He drinks...but I'm the one
who dies. Why do these people drink, Mom? It can ruin your
whole life. Yet it's not him, it's me, Mom. (The pain's just
like a knife!) Why isn't it the drunk, Mom? I just don't think
it's fair that I'd lying here dead, and he can stand there,
smoke, and stare. If he has DUI's, Mom, and the law he has
BROKE, why is he allowed to drink? That "right" you should
REVOKE! If they had made him stop, Mom, I would still be
alive. They're taking me away now. I'm getting very scared!
I just don't understand, Mom. How is it that he fared? I need
this one answer, Mom, before I say goodbye. I didn't do
anything wrong...why am I the one to die?
~Author Unknown~
THE QUIETEST ROOM IN TOWN They are ready for you. They expect you. You will never
know about it, so I'll fill you in on the details.
The beginning for you will be when you stagger happily
to your car. The beginning for them will be when the
police radio tells where you piled up your car. You
won't hear the sirens coming. The ambulance and the
police car will arrive together. They will check you
over, and pronounce you dead. A few curious people
will stop and gaze at your torn, bloody remains.
Some of them will get sick. The ambulance driver will
roll out a leather covered stretcher. The attendant
will stuff your hands in your belt then grab you up
under your arms, and the driver will take your legs.
After you are placed on the stretcher you wiil be
covered with a sheet. They will drive you to the
coroner's office, and there a deputy coroner will
wheel you to a big scale. He will remove the sheet.
You will be weighed and measured. He will make a note
of any scars or other marks. He will cover you again,
and take you to a small white room to give you a bath,
because they have hoses in that room and traffic
victims are always bloody. They will clean you and
embalm you. Next, you will be moved to a long hall
with many stretchers lined up against its pale green
walls. There are forty-one crypts. If things are dull,
you will have a stretcher and a crypt all to yourself.
But later you will probably have company. In an hour
or so they will come back and move you agian. This time
they will take away the white sheet, and cover you with
a blanket. You will be placed behind a huge enclosed
glass window, so someone can look at you, like your wife,
your husband, your mom, your dad, your child, for someone
to identify you. Don't worry though, you won't be able
to hear their cries. Yes they are waiting for you.
The police, the ambulance crews, and the coroners
down at the morgue. The morticians are expecting you.
So Remember This, As You Toss Down That One Last Drink
And Climb Behind The Steering Wheel Of Your Car....
The Quietest Room In Town.
~Author Unknown~
PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT!!!
Life Is Too Precious and Too Short For It To Be Lost This Way
