Poems
Somebody Should Have Taught Him
Point your lashes down
and you can picture my face-
I'm smiling
Open your mouth and speak with your heart
and you can see my soul
I'm waiting
Place your arms around my waist
and you can embrace my uncertainty-
I'm shaking
Press your lips against mine
and try to catch me-
I'm falling
I went to a birthday party
but 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 chose not to drink and drive,
though some friends said I should.
I knew I mad the right choice and
your advice was right
As the party finally ended
and all the kids drove out of sight.
I got in my own car,
sure to get home in one piece.
Never knowing what was coming,
something I expected least.
Now I am lying on the pavement.
I can hear the policeman say,
"the kid that caused this wreck was drunk."
His voice seemed to far away.
My own blood is all around me,
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,
that because he chose to drink and drive
that I would have to die.
So why do people do it,
knowing that it ruins lives?
Now the pain is cutting me,
like a hundred stabbing knives.
Tell my sister not to be afraid.
Tell my daddy to be brave
and when I go to heaven
to put "Daddy's girl" on my grave.
Someone should have told 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.
I wish that you could hold me Mom,
as I lay here and die.
I wish that I could say
I love you and goodbye.
-Authour Unknown