"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

[Ray Hamilton]

This is so sad
I am sorry for your loss
Parents should never out live their children
Very sad but well penned
Like your friends I don't know what else to say but I am sorry
Ray

[Nick Erickson]

The pain of loosing a child is a pain that I could not ever imagine leaving, when thinking of my own.

The strength it took to face your son's killer shows how big of a person you are and the fact you left saying you accepted the sentence given.

A very touching poem, commemorating the pain and anguish over the loss of your son, whom you so obviously loved very deeply.

[Legion]

:( Thank you for sharing such a tragic moment. I know it was hard. Peace and healing to you.

[annjeelynn]

((((debileah))))
I needed to read this poem tonight. It's easy to take life for granted. I know this poem must have been very therapeutic for you as mine are to me. I thought it was beautiful and sad and my heart is still sitting in my throat. I thought that repeating the first stanza at the end was an EXCELLENT idea...it shows the continuation of your emotions...you started in that state after first hearing the news and you are STILL in that state after all that has taken place. My heart bleeds for you and I shall be sure to hug my kids a little tighter tomorrow. Thanks for sharing your pain with me....