Somebody should have taught him?

Question

what do you all think about this poem ?

retold by Jane Watkins

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 site.

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 caused 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 the 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.

Answer 1

omg! that is so sad but it was really good it almost made me cry

Answer 2

I love it, makes me not want to let my kids go out though  lol

Answer 3

I already read it, in a Chicken Soup book.

I like it. It's beautiful and the end is very sad.

♥M♥

Answer 4

OMG! this is so SAD! =(

Answer 5

OMG, I first heard that poem when I was in 5th grade.  And I just graduated high school.....It was sad when I first heard it, but I've heard it so many times...

Answer 6

I've heard it before and it's sooooooooooooo cute ♥

But it's so sad...this is what happens when you drink and drive.. :(