Death of an Innocent

[obin@unidial.com]

Thought y'all might like this....

>> >DEATH OF AN INNOCENT
>> >********************************
>> >
>> >I went to a party, Mom, I remembered what you said.
>> >
>> >You told me not to drink, Mom, so I drank soda instead
>> >
>> >I really felt proud inside, Mom, the way you said I would.
>> >
>> >I didn''t drink and drive, Mom, even though the others said I 
should.
>> >
>> >I know I did the right thing, Mom, I know you are always right.
>> >
>> >Now the party is finally ending, Mom, as everyone is driving out
>> >of sight.
>> >
>> >As I got into my car, Mom, I knew I''d get home in one piece.
>> >
>> >Because of the way you raised me, so responsible and sweet.
>> >
>> >I started to drive away, Mom, but as I pulled out into the road,
>> >
>> >the other car didn''t see me, Mom, and hit me like a load.
>> >
>> >As I lay there on the pavement, Mom, I hear the policeman say,
>> >
>> >the other guy is drunk, Mom, and now I''m the one who will pay.
>> >
>> >I''m lying here dying, Mom..  I wish you''d get here soon.
>> >
>> >How could this happen to me, Mom?  My life just burst like a 
balloon.
>> >
>> >There is blood all around me, Mom, and most of it is mine.
>> >
>> >I hear the medic say, Mom, I''ll die in a short time.
>> >
>> >I just wanted to tell you, Mom, I swear I didn''t drink.
>> >
>> >It was the others, Mom.  The others didn''t think.
>> >
>> >He was probably at the same party as I.
>> >
>> >The only difference is, he drank and I will die.
>> >
>> >Why do people drink, Mom?  It can ruin your whole life.
>> >
>> >I''m feeling sharp pains now.  Pains just like a knife.
>> >
>> >The guy who hit me is walking, Mom, and I don''t think it''s fair.
>> >
>> >I''m lying here dying and all he can do is stare.
>> >
>> >Tell my brother not to cry, Mom.  Tell Daddy to be brave.
>> >
>> >And when I go to heaven, Mom, put "Daddy''s Girl" on my grave
>> >
>> >Someone should have told him, Mom, not to drink and drive.
>> >
>> >If only they had told him, Mom, I would still be alive.
>> >
>> >My breath is getting shorter, Mom.  I''m becoming very scared.
>> >
>> >Please don''t cry for me, Mom.  When I needed you, you were always
>> >
>> there.
>> >
>> >I have one last question, Mom, before I say good bye.
>> >
>> >I didn''t drink and drive, so why am I the one to die?
>> >
>> >************************
>> >Someone took the effort to write this poem.
>> >So please, forward this to as many people as you can.
>> >And see if we can get a chain going around the world that will
>> >make people understand that drinking and driving don''t mix.
>> >
>> >TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, so please forward this letter
>> >to as many people as you can.
>> >
>> >This is the letter:
>> >You must send this on in 1 hour after reading this letter to 10
>> >different people.  If you do this, you will receive luck in love.
>> The 
>> >person
>> >that you are most attracted to will soon return your feelings. 
>> >THIS
>> IS 
>> >NOT A
>> >JOKE!!!!!!  You have read the warnings, you must send this on!!!!!
>> >Eric Mancough send this letter out within 45 minutes of reading
>> >it.  
>> Not 
>> >even
>> >4
>> >hours later was he walking along the street when he ran into Ann
>> >Heartearn, his secret love for 5 years.  Ann came up to him and
>> >told him of her passionate crush on him that she had had for 2
>> >years.  Ann and Eric
>> are 
>> >still
>> >married with five children, happy as ever.
>> >
>> > *note*
>> >
>> > The more people that you send this to, the better luck you will
>> have.
>> >
>> >