"PLEASE READ TO THE END AND SIGN!!!   Thank you!   M.A.D.D."

I Went To A Party, Mom

I went to a party,
And remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mom
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,
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, Mom
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,"
Mom, his voice seems far away.

My own blood's 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, Mom
Knowing that it ruins lives?
And now the pain is cutting me,
Like a hundred stabbing knives.

Tell sister not to be afraid, Mom
Tell daddy to be brave,
And when I go to heaven,
Put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave.

Someone should have taught him,
That its wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his parents had,
I'd still be alive.

My breath is getting shorter, Mom
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, Mom
So I love you and good-bye.

From M.A.D.D:  

"WE ARE HOPING TO GET 5,000 SIGNATURES ON THIS, THEN PASS IT ON TO THE PRESIDENT. PLEASE PRINT, SIGN AND RETURN TO:

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
P.O. Box 541688
Dallas, TX 75354-1688

E-mail: info@madd.org 
Phone:  1-800-GET-MADD

AND NEVER FORGET ... DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE..... EVER..... NOT EVEN ONCE."

If you feel strongly about this issue, right-click, drag to highlight and copy the link below:  

http://sneakykitchen.com/Poetry/petition.htm   

then send the link to everyone in your address book.  Thanks, Patricia, for calling this to our attention.