"Somebody Should Have Taught Him"

This is another work which I received through e-mail. I don't know who originally wrote it. It was send to me as a "pass-it-on" message, which you signed in the bottom to show your commitment to not drink and drive. However, I believe it will serve its purpose even when placed here. If you read it... please think about what it's trying to tell you, and if you want to make a difference, make a resolution to yourself to not drink and drive. Try to follow through on what this poem is asking you. It's really not that hard. Make a pledge to yourself today... don't drink and drive. Respect your life and the lives of others. Live and let live...

I went to a birthday party
but I 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
your advice to me was right
as the party finally ended
and the kids drove out of sight.
I got into my car,
Sure to get home in one piece,
never knowing what was coming,
something I expected least.
Now I'm lying on the pavement,
I can 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 my sister not to be afraid,
tell Daddy to be brave,
and when I go to heaven to
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.