"Releasing The Pain!"

(Please don't drink and drive)

Tears form they well up in my eyes

Trickle down my face slowly

Releasing the pain

Of losing you

 

The scars remain

Unseen by the naked eye

No can tell looking from the outside

The invisible cuts run soul deep on the inside

 

Death was inevitable

There was no stopping it

It happened so sudden

I was caught off guard

 

The phone rang

The voice at the other end

Said your son is dead

His body is at the morgue

 

With shaking hands

And unsteady knees I stood there

With uncontrollable tears

In disbelief

 

How could this be

No not my son

Hell no

But it was him

 

A drunk driver

A head on collision

Tore my world apart

Completely broke my heart

 

As I swallowed hard

My throat did swell

With unbearable pain

Yet why did I feel so numb

 

At first I was in denial

Then reality came crashing down

An empty feeling overwhelmed me

As I went through the motions

 

The gathering of family and friends

The phone ringing off the wall

No one knew what to do or what to say

It got harder during the next few days

 

Preparing for your funeral

Was the hardest thing I've ever done

To bury my eldest child

My only son

 

Then came the time we had to go to court

To prosecute the drunk driver for his selfish act

I couldn't believe when he sat down beside me in the courtroom

The man who so carelessly took your precious life away

 

I could have reached over and shook his hand

Or I could have strangled him right then and there

The judge gave him ten years in prison

The courtroom was in tears yet we accepted his decision

 

Time has gone by

It's been over a year now

Sometimes it doesn't seem real

Like I expect you to come home but I know you can't

 

Tears form they well up in my eyes

Trickle down my face slowly

Releasing the pain

Of Losing you

 

 

Reviews

[laceyjane23]

this piece brought tears to my eyes, it is a wonderful poem, i am sorry that you lost your son to a drunk driver, i have lost those close to me from drinking and driving accidents, sadly one of them was by his own drinking and driving that killed him. I think this is a great way to get the word out on just how much drinking and driving affects the lives of not only those involved in the accident, but also the families of people involved. great job keep on writing
laceyjane

[Helena]

What a terrible senseless waste of a precious boy, your only Son...
my heart aches for you dear. I can't imagine the pain you are in,
but you have penned your thoughts so well that I felt drawn into
the tragic loss you feel. I am terribly, terribly sorry that this
dreadful accident happened. We can't make sense of it, no
matter how hard we try. May God bless you and comfort you
in the difficult time of coming to terms with losing your precious
Son somehow and lessen your aching Mother's heart.

Hugs and love
Helena

[Chaos]

The tears are a release and you someday will be free from the chains of pain. The pain will always be there, but you will get stronger and stronger. I know, I have told you this several times, but I want you to understand something, not only is Robert a gift and a blessing; so are you. Fate stepped in for whatever reason and caused these events to unfold on a street. Maybe Roberts fate was to save that child, but maybe yours is to tell the story and support other parents that aren't as strong as you.

Nice work!

[pal]

A powerful poem.. well expressed..

go on.. you are doing a great job

pal

[steve allen griffin]

Wow... powerful...and sad. I know where your comming from. Its been 11 years, but I still feel the same. Love dosen't die....... and it can't be killed. Thats what makes love ..... the best gift we were ever given.

[LadyLove]

I swear you break my heart! I know the pain of losing a loved one. Worse for you a child. As painful as it may have been for you to write this, it's a hugely selfless thing to do and bring to all a sense of the grief that one careless man has brought onto you and yours. Be well!

[Silent Kim aka mizmetap..]

I could feel this pain deep in my soul. I could never imagine that pain of losing a child, but through this write of yours you have given me a glimps.

you've written this well with plenty of sincere emotions.

Write away the pain ma.

[These Haunted Hallways]

Unbelievably powerful hun. I truly am so sorry for your loss. I remember when my Great Aunt passed away. She was struck and killed when she and her husband were riding a tri-motorcycle. He survived, but unfortunately she passed away. It was a very, very terrible time for us. All we received were just calls, and all the phones ringing off the hook. Not only that, but a year before this happened, my Grandmum, my great aunt's sister, past away at her house. So... yea, having both go in such a short amount of time is just freaking tragic, man. Well, chin up hun, it will all be better very soon for u guys, and u can start a better, more enjoyable new chapter, and u will be happier in the end. I swear :) Great poem, i really enjoyed it! ;) *Hugs*

B.A.

[R J Askew]

Very powerful. The line for me is 'The phone rang'. It's a simple line describing a commonplace event, yet we know this is not a phone call we want. And after that one phone call nothing is the same again. What a sequence of events...damn drink and driving! I think the tide is on your side. 10 years is a lot longer sentence than anyone would get in the UK. But the sentence still seems inadequate. I think the limit shouldbe zero alcohol if you drive.

[Sharon Miller Bolander]

I am sorry for your loss and know we all must do everything we can to keep drunk drivers from taking any more lives. I think it's good to write about your experience. Perhaps it may make someone think before drinking and driving. Hugs, Sharon

[Debra Stevens Edwards (..]

This is an honest sad and touching piece, that reminds us of how devistating it is for a parent to bury a child. It goes against the natural order of things. Great emotional write.
Hugs Debby