a poem that should b read around this time of year

[shrimpin]

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

I felt proud of myself,
The way you said I would,
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
as 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, Mum
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",Mum,
His voice seems far away.

My own blood 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, Mum
Knowing that it ruins lives?
And now the pain is cutting me,
like a hundred stabbing knives.

Tell sister not to be afraid, Mum
tell daddy to be brave,
and when I go to heaven,
put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave.

Someone should have taught him,
that it's wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his parents had.

I'd still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter, Mum
I'm getting really scared.
These are my final moments,
and I'm so unprepared.

I wish that you could hold me Mum,
as I lie here and die.
I wish that I could say I love you,Mum
So I love you and good-bye.


In memory of all who have been punished by drunk drivers.

[speycaster]

wow that brings it , home i lost a good freind the same way last year i wish people would learn , it dosent mix drink and driving

[crawfish]

OUCH !!!! bloody hard hitter, pity not enough people take heed

[scotty]

what bugs me is they have a xmas clamp down......they should be hard on it all year and not just xmas i feel, there are just as much if not more people in the summer drink and drive," been to a barbeque had a couple of beers get in the car..........." they should hang the c"*ts.

[shrimpin]

going a bit far to say they should be hung. people can make a mistake, some people can handle a few beers better than others, but all and all the only way to be safe is not to drink. down where i live, they are out everywhere trying to catch drink drivers! all year round! simpyl because every young boys around this part of the world are cowboys!

[scotty]

the year before last, a guy within 2 miles of my house killed 2 children with a car, he was drunk and high on drugs,no insurance no mot, he will be out the jail in a couple of years.....the children will still be dead.

to hang them is not a bit far.

[kercock]

That is a hard message ,one drink and its forgotten ! I think in the case of innocents being killed the driver should be charged with manslaughter, minimum. Or American style 2nd degree murder.

[1canohworms]

The solution is simple.
If you are found to be over the limit ! ------ Driving licence is lost for life.


MAKES A TAXI FARE very reasonable, just think how you would feel if -- one of your own lost their life via a drunk driver.

[greenalert]

1canohworms said:

The solution is simple.
If you are found to be over the limit ! ------ Driving licence is lost for life.


MAKES A TAXI FARE very reasonable, just think how you would feel if -- one of your own lost their life via a drunk driver.

You have hit the nail right on the head

Convicted of drink driving - never allowed to drive again, period

[speycaster]

they should be made to spend time with the family of the lost one my famoly have lost two members to these people hang em

[hornet]

Lock the Bastardos up and throw away the key.