Memories To Love
How many lives must we lose
How many children gone too soon
Don’t text and drive it is the law
What a sad lesson to us all
Common sense or so one would think
But then again who would drive and drink
Gone to soon because a mistake was made
And too soon a body to rest was laid
So many tears...so many losses
Too many memorials of roadside crosses
If we learn nothing at all let it be this
Don’t let your child be the next one missed
For death is permanent it can’t be I’m “sorry’d” away
And while you are enjoying the moment...living for today
Don’t be irresponsible...think before you drive
It’s such a blessing to be alive
No message is so important that it can’t wait
We would rather you show up late
Then to watch your car on the news
And to watch your body being viewed
For funerals are sad enough the entire while
Without it being for a teenage child
Because the cell phone clinched in their hand
Became there smoking gun...their last stand
Don’t text and drive save the world a tear
Allow your mom and dad to enjoy you here
You are not invincible as you may think
And life can become shortened in a blink
So put your phone away or wait to leave
Because the loss of a child...cannot be conceived
Until God comes and carries you above
And we are left with only memories to love
Some really important messages in here. I spent quite a long time traveling over the years and a majority of that time was spent in the Southern US states, and while reading your poem I so vividly remembered seeing all the crosses by the sides of the roads, particularly in the more rural communities, and I always felt bad for those families that lost their loved ones in an accident, and always wondered what if anything could have prevented it. Obviously the information wasn't known, then, but the items you mention here, if more people heeded this wisdom, I do believe that senseless accidents would go down and we'd all be better off for it. Thanks for the read, I appreciated the writing. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comment and the follow. I can think of nothing more sad than losing a child...just the thought of it brings me to tears. I actually wrote this after reading a story about a young woman who was texting on FaceBook and driving...her life ended far too soon.
ReplyDeletePeace and Blessings to you