Someone forwarded this to me and it has really made me stop and think. It's really quite sad, so be prepared. Especially if you are a mother...............
I went to a party,
> >
> > And remembered what you said.
> > You told me not to drink, Mum
> > 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, Mum
> > 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,
> > Mum, 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, Mum
> >
> > Knowing that it ruins lives?
> > And now the pain is cutting me,
> > Like a hundred stabbing knives.
> >
> > 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, Mum
> >
> > I'm getting really scared.
> > These are my final moments,
> > And I'm so unprepared.
> > I wish that you could hold me Mum,
> >
> > As I lie here and die.
> > I wish that I could say, "I love you, Mum!"
> > So I love you and good-bye.