[Sandwich]

This was a poem that was circulating through the net years and years ago. I really like it, and if anyone can tell me to whom the credit goes, I'd be much obliged.      

     

I went to a party, mom, I remember what you said.
You told me not drink, mom,  so I drank pop instead.
It felt so good so inside, mom, just like you said it would.
I didn't drink and drive, mom, even though some said I could.
I know I did the right thing, mom, I know you're always right.
Now the party's over, mom, and they're driving out of sight.
As I got into my car, mom, I knew I'd make it in one piece.
Because of the way you raised me , mom, responsible and sweet.
I started to drive away, mom, but as I pulled 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 was drunk, mom, now I'm the one who'll pay.
I think I'm dying here, mom, I wish you'd get here soon.
How could this be me, mom, my life burst like a balloon.
There is blood all around me , mom, and all of it is mine.
I hear the medic say, mom, it's just a matter of time.
Let me just tell you, mom, I swear I didn't drink.
It was all the others, mom, the others didn't think.
He was at the same party as I, mom, the only difference is,
he's the one that drank, mom, and I'm the one that'll die.
Why do people drink, mom, it can really ruin your life.
I'm feeling the sharp pains now, they feel just like a knife.
The guy that hit me looks numb, mom, and I don't think it's fair,
I'm the one that's dying and all he can do is stare.
Tell brother not to cry, mom, tell daddy to be brave.
And when I go to heaven , mom, I want "Daddy's Girl" on my grave.
Someone should have told him, mom, not to drink and drive.
If only they would have told him, mom, I'd still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter, mom, I'm getting very scared.
Please don't cry for me, mom, you were always there.
I have one last question, mom, before I say good bye.
I didn't drink and drive, mom, so why am I to die?

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[This message has been edited by sandwich (edited 01-08-2002).]

[Stryke 9]

Not mine. Friggin' anti-drinking stuff.

[Sandwich]

Not anti-drinking - anti-drinking + driving. There's a world of difference. :-/

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America, stand assured that Israel truly understands what you are going through.

Know how to use Rhino3D? Want to put your ships into Freespace 2? You've come to the right place!

"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
"Just becase you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
"To err is human; to really screw up you need a computer."
Creator of the Sandvich Bar, the CapShip Turret Upgrade, the Complete FS2 Ship List and the System Backgrounds List (all available from the site)

[Martinus]

A great piece of writing there, it's a pity there are a lot of idiots out there that don't give a damn. Drinking is OK provided it's done responsibly.

[Stryke 9]

Specifically, the sort of guys who go get hammered and then mow down pedestrians are the group who would care least. Never understood why all this attention was focused on the people least likely act that way...

[Vertigo1]

Another one I read is similar to this...only the girl did drink and drive.  Her parents were on the way to the party she had attended.  They ended up hitting eachother and all were sent to the hospital.  She ended up killing her own parents.  The nurse didn't even have the guts to tell her that just before she herself died.  

This folks is why I refuse to touch a drop of alcoholic beverages.  Not because people say I should...its because I'm scared that I'd get drunk and not even know it and take out someone's family on my way home.

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"You know you've played Freespace too much when you're driving along trying to use countermeasures to shake off pursuing highway police." - Top Gun

"Oh and Kazan - you have some nice rocks" - Thunder

"stapled myself to an office chair, forgot about it, and was stuck for 2 hours for one thing" - Stryke 9

Thunder when he's all grown up

[LAW ENFORCER]

You can do everthing in your power to stop something happening but its usually out of your control - Only thing you can do is don't do it to others and hope they feel the same!
(Any way on a lighter note: I really hate people that don't give a *beep* about my genaration! he he... get it?)

[Blue Lion]

 

Originally posted by LAW ENFORCER:
get it?)

 No  


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[WarpStar]

Ugh, DUI's should have their liscences taken away permanantly on their first offense.  You see this all too often.  It's really saddening.  

[Sandwich]

*bump*

[Vertigo1]

 

Originally posted by WarpStar:
Ugh, DUI's should have their liscences taken away permanantly on their first offense.  You see this all too often.  It's really saddening.  

And flogged by the relatives of the people they killed.

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"You know you've played Freespace too much when you're driving along trying to use countermeasures to shake off pursuing highway police." - Top Gun

"Oh and Kazan - you have some nice rocks" - Thunder

"stapled myself to an office chair, forgot about it, and was stuck for 2 hours for one thing" - Stryke 9

Thunder when he's all grown up