silent tears for ones i don't know
these past two days at school have been really tough to get through. at least without crying. i know it's not real but it makes you think. i've lost someone to drunk driving and through this whole program, she's been in the back of my mind. i met her only once but it hurt me a lot to know that i would never get a chance to get to know someone that i've been told i'm a lot like. it hurts to know that someone was so selfish to not think enough to realize he was not the person who should be driving.
i'm so glad our school makes the effort to do this every 2 years. hopefully it will touch people enough to make them think. the sad thing though is that despite all our best efforts, some people who have been through and seen the crash and heard the speaker, won't care enough to take the time to realize just how horrific their actions could be. i pray that people will realize the effects, even years, decades after a person is killed in a drunk driving accident. death is forever. would you rather risk being grounded for a while or being dead? would you rather miss the party next weekend or the rest of your life?
to those who drive drunk and haven't been touched by the program i say this to you: i hope you realize how selfish and idiotic you really are before you hurt someone. because you don't realize it, but you're not just killing one person or maybe 2 or 3, but you're devastating the lives of many. all you're victim's family and friends, boyfriends and girlfriends, former classmates and teachers and probably many more will be crushed by the consequence of your action. you should feel awful. you should have to live with the guilt for the rest of your life, because you made the decision to get behind the wheel, or get in the car with someone, drunk and take the lives of people you may not even know, into your incapable and impaired hands.
i pray for those who have lost loved ones due to drunk driving and for those who still will. i hope that no one i know will experience the grief and pain of losing someone to such a senseless act. it hurts and no matter how much we want it to, that pain ans sorrow will last perpetually in our hearts, however diminished over time, it's a permanent mark on our lives. a scar that will never fully fade.
this is a poem that's similar to the one read today at the assembly. it makes me start to cry every time i hear it. i hope it makes you think.
this is for you heather, may you rest with God in peace.
Dear 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 it's 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.
These are my last words to you Mom,
I love you and good bye.
i'm so glad our school makes the effort to do this every 2 years. hopefully it will touch people enough to make them think. the sad thing though is that despite all our best efforts, some people who have been through and seen the crash and heard the speaker, won't care enough to take the time to realize just how horrific their actions could be. i pray that people will realize the effects, even years, decades after a person is killed in a drunk driving accident. death is forever. would you rather risk being grounded for a while or being dead? would you rather miss the party next weekend or the rest of your life?
to those who drive drunk and haven't been touched by the program i say this to you: i hope you realize how selfish and idiotic you really are before you hurt someone. because you don't realize it, but you're not just killing one person or maybe 2 or 3, but you're devastating the lives of many. all you're victim's family and friends, boyfriends and girlfriends, former classmates and teachers and probably many more will be crushed by the consequence of your action. you should feel awful. you should have to live with the guilt for the rest of your life, because you made the decision to get behind the wheel, or get in the car with someone, drunk and take the lives of people you may not even know, into your incapable and impaired hands.
i pray for those who have lost loved ones due to drunk driving and for those who still will. i hope that no one i know will experience the grief and pain of losing someone to such a senseless act. it hurts and no matter how much we want it to, that pain ans sorrow will last perpetually in our hearts, however diminished over time, it's a permanent mark on our lives. a scar that will never fully fade.
this is a poem that's similar to the one read today at the assembly. it makes me start to cry every time i hear it. i hope it makes you think.
this is for you heather, may you rest with God in peace.
Dear 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 it's 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.
These are my last words to you Mom,
I love you and good bye.