Okay, I read this in my inbox. My friend sent it to me. I really think all kids should read this. Drink driving, no matter how "cool" is a terrible thing. copy it and send it to your friends. you could save a life.
'Somebody Should Have Taught Him'
> >
> >Retold by: Jane Watkins,
> >
> >'Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul'
> >I went to a birthday party,
> >And 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 sight.
> >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,
> >And I 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 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 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.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Drunk Driving? Big no-no
Posted by Me at 3:34 PM
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