This poem i surfed on when i was visiting a friend's site.
The poem made me really think. I can honestly say that i do
not drink and drive, and i don't like it. Here is the poem.
A Pizza, A Party And A Moonlight Ride
Jenny was so happy about the house they had found,
for once in her life,"twas on the right side of town".
She unpacked her things with such great ease
as she watched her new curtains blow in the breeze.
How wonderful it was to have her own room
school would be starting,she'd have friends over soon.
There'd be sleep overs, and parties;she was so happy
It's just the way she wanted her life to be.
On the first day of school, everything went great
she made new friends and even got a date!
She thought,"I want to be popular and I'm going to be,
I got a date with the star of the team!"
To be known in this school you had to have a clout
and dating this guy would sure help her out.
There was only one problem stopping her fate
her parents had said she was too young to date.
"Well, I just won't tell them the entire truth
they won't know the difference;what's there to lose?"
Jenny, asked to stay with her friends that night
her parents frowned but said,"all right".
Excited, she got ready for the big event
but as she rushed around like she had no sense.
She begin to feel guilty about all the lies
but what's a pizza, a party, and a moonlight ride?
Well the pizza was good, and the party was great
but the moonlight ride would have to wait.
For Jeff was half drunk by this time
but he kissed her and said that he was just fine.
Then the room filled with smoke and Jeff took a puff
Jenny couldn't believe he was smoking that stuff.
Now Jeff was ready to ride to the point
but only after he'd smoked another joint.
They jumped in a car for the moonlight ride
not thinking that he was too drunk to drive.
They finally made it to the point at last
and Jeff started trying to make a pass.
A pass is not what Jenny wanted at all
(and by a pass,I don't mean playing football).
"Perhaps my parents were right..maybe I am too young
boy, how could I ever,ever be so dumb?"
With all of her might, she pushed Jeff away:
"Please take me home, I don't want to stay".
Jeff cranked up the engine and floored the gas
in a matter of seconds they were going too fast.
As Jeff drove on in a fit of wild anger
Jenny, knew that her life was in danger.
She begged and pleaded for him to slow down
but he just got faster as they neared the town.
"Just let me get home! I'll confess that I lied
I really went our for a moonlight ride".
Then all of a sudden she was a big flash
"Oh God, Please help us! We're going to crash!"
She doesn't remember the force of impact
just that everything all of a sudden went black.
She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble
and heard,"Call an ambulance! These kids are in trouble!"
Voices she heard....a few words at best
But she knew there were two cars involved in the wreck.
Then wondered to herself if Jeff was all right
and if the people in the other car were alive.
She awoke in the hospital to faces so sad
"You've been in a wreck and it looks pretty bad".
These voices echoed inside her head
as they gently told her that Jeff was dead.
They said,"Jenny, we've done all we can do
But it looks as if we'll lose you too".
"But the people in the other car?" Jenny cried
"We're sorry, Jenny, they also died".
Jenny prayed,"God, forgive me for what I've done
I only wanted to have just one night of fun".
"Tell those people's family, I've made their lives dim
And wish I could return their families to them".
"Tell mom and dad I'm sorry I lied
And that it's may fault so many have died.
Oh, Nurse, won't you please tell them that for me"?
The nurse just stood there~she never agreed.
But took Jenny's hand with tears in her eyes
And a few moments later Jenny died
A man asked the nurse,"Why didn't you do your best
to bid that girl her one last request"?
She looked at the man with eyes oh so sad
"Because the people in the other car were her
mom and dad".
The Author Unknown
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