Drunk Driver

She was drinking at a party
On a raging New Year's Eve
She had to be home early
She knew she had to leave

"Honey do you need a ride"
Her boyfriend sweetly said
She just smiled back at him
And quickly shook her head

"I've got to leave right now
So I'll just take my car...
But don't you worry, sweetheart
Cause I won't drive too far"

Unaware she'd been drinking,
He watched her drive away
She knew that this was wrong
But she did it anyway

"I only had a couple drinks
I know that I'll survive"
She kept saying in her head
As she went for this short drive

The alcohol took over her
She wasn't thinking straight
She assumed that there was no one
Who'd be driving out this late

She ran all of the stop lights
As she sped along the road
Never thinking of the pain
This night would soon behold

But out of nowhere, came a car
She screamed as headlights flashed
She flew out of the windshield
As both of their cars crashed

She woke up laying on the ground
Sirens screaming in the night
She was bleeding quite a bit
But she knew she'd be alright

With dread, she saw the other car
That had rolled down the hill
She knew this was her fault
As she started feeling ill

But when she saw the body
Tears started falling down
As she looked down to find
Her dead boyfriend on the ground

Reviews

[Rediscovery]

This was so sorrowful it was great. For me, it was a real tear jerker. Great job!

[DearSweetAgony]

Such a painful write,
but a very powerful message.
I enjoyed reading this.
I love that twist of fate that you always bring in your
poetry.
Great Job!

[☯]

So sad, and depressing. A love story and poem all in one.

[A.E. Surdam]

:( It was so sad, but yet poetic. I really liked it as it told its story.

[HopelesslyDevoted]

O.o woow....

[Blue Moon Ice Cream]

Wow...that twist at the end literally made my jaw drop. This was outstanding.

[Katub]

Another wonderful write, well done!!!

[Kathryn]

When I read the ending, my own 'tears started falling down'. Brilliantly written, well done again :)

[Allie :)]

Omg!!!! I just read the ending, the 2 fasalities don't seem to matter anymore...woah! :D

[Allie :)]

Alright....this was a really good poem, let me start out saying this...but of course, I have an opinion...
1: Drunk drivers are almost never the victim, so this was a warped point of view...unique.
2:Normally, drunk crashes are caused because they ran into a pole, or into a car that was driving directly in front of them...not because a car randomly comes out of nowhere...but it could happen...it's just not typical :)
But then again, noting about you is typical