Please Relinquish Your Keys

(dedicated to my son Robert S. Krempa/killed by a drunk driver 4/15/07)

P lease relinquish your keys, don't drink and drive

L et some one else take the wheel, keep us all safe and alive 

E xceptions to this rule there are none

A  drunk on the road cannot be condoned

S o many lives are destroyed, too many are lost every year

E ach of us must be responsible for each other

 

R oads and highways need to be protected from drunk drivers

E ach of us needs to have a greater awareness of this problem in our society

L aws need to changed, stiffer penalties for offenders need to be in place

I  am responsible and I must face certain consequences if I drink and drive

N o one should be allowed out on that road enebriated to any degree

Q uestionable behavior in anyone who may be

U nder the influence of alcohol or drugs

I s my responsibility as well

S obriety checkpoints need to be enforced not just on weekends and or

H olidays but every day

 

Y outh programs for the safety awareness of alcholism and drug addiction

O ught to be in order for the curriculum of our schools

U rging our children to be aware of drunk driving and our laws

R ehabilitation should be available to anyone at any age at low or no cost

 

K eys in the hands of a person under the influence is a detriment to society

E stablishing fair and just laws and the enforcement of such is crucial

Y et we tend to ignor the fact that so many lives can be saved every day

S top! Think! Before you drink and drive! Please relinquish your keys!

Reviews

[shandi]

Well, i liked it. Very much. If people just talked about this subject more (MADD) , it would make a difference, poetic or not.

[a]

"P lease relinquish your keys, don't drink and drive
L et some one else take the wheel, keep us all safe and alive
E xceptions to this rule there are none
A drunk on the road cannot be condoned
S o many lives are destroyed, too many are lost every year
E ach of us must be responsible for each other " -
of all the text I consider this the most relevant to poetry, sorry for that... But the first verse is perfect, it truly expresses the horrible truth, your personal emotion, feelings and regret, misbelief and sadness. I remember when I was aproximately 10 I had to go with my parents to relativs funeral, he died in a car accident, he wasn't even drunk, no, he was just a passenger, but all of his friends were, and his father, who was by the wheel... It was terrible.

The other stanzas of this poem semm to be more of an opinion, also important, but not poetic. Thank you for the first verse, that is powerful poetry.
Thank you very much for sharing!