It was a cold winter night
in late November
We'd had a fight
I can still remember
He and the boys
were going out
on the town that night
He said "finals are done,
its time to have fun,
I love you babe,
but I got to run,
dont worry,
everything
will be alright".
I knew they liked
to hop from bar to bar
I didnt want them drinking
and driving the car
I stood there angered
as the tail lights
vanished from sight
In my mind
he was being
a very big fool
cause it only
takes a second
to lose control
and
In the Blink of an Eye
your whole world
can be ripped
apart
A knock on the door
around 3:45
an echoing voice
said
he didnt survive
unable to breathe
or think a clear thought
those words
like a dagger
plunged
straight through
my heart
With the snow
falling hard
they missed the bend
the car hit a boulder
flipped end over end
the two in the front
thrown
through the glass
the one in the back
by the belt
cut in half
never again
to see his sweet face
never again
to feel his embrace
never again
to gaze into his eyes...
never again
to walk hand in hand
never again
by his side would i stand
left alone
with
a casket
to say my
final goodbyes...
before casting aside
these words that i wrote
stop and think about
who
in your life
would be hurt
if you left them
to finish their
journey through life
alone
then if you choose
to go out
to the bar
to get drunk
before you take
that first drink
lock the keys
in the trunk
for the life
you save
could very well be
Your Own...

by lingau
copyright 1987
for SADD (students against drunk driving)

The driver of the vehicle was charged with vehicular homicide while DUI and served 4.5 years of a 3-6 year minimum mandatory sentence.

How sad.

I know and empathise. Hugs and love going your way.

My goodness, x x x