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Innocent Death (Touching) A Death of An Innocent Person (Touching Poem)

The poem is told from the perspective of a person who is dying in a car accident after being hit by a drunk driver. They recall attending a party and refusing drinks, instead drinking soda as their mother advised. However, another partygoer who had been drinking crashed into them as they were driving home. The dying person expresses sadness and unfairness at losing their life when they followed their mother's advice not to drink and drive, unlike the drunk driver who caused the accident.

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Innocent Death (Touching) A Death of An Innocent Person (Touching Poem)

The poem is told from the perspective of a person who is dying in a car accident after being hit by a drunk driver. They recall attending a party and refusing drinks, instead drinking soda as their mother advised. However, another partygoer who had been drinking crashed into them as they were driving home. The dying person expresses sadness and unfairness at losing their life when they followed their mother's advice not to drink and drive, unlike the drunk driver who caused the accident.

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Innocent Death [Touching] A Death of an Innocent Person [Touching Poem]

Message: Don't Drink & Drive I went to a party Mom, I remembered what you said. You told me not to drink, Mom, So I drank soda instead. I really felt proud inside, Mom, The way you said I would. I didn't drink and drive, Mom, Even thou h the others said I should. I know I did the ri ht thin , Mom, I know you are always ri ht. !ow the party is finally endin , Mom, "s everyone is drivin out of si ht. "s I ot into my #ar, Mom, I knew I'd et home in one pie#e. $e#ause of the way you raised me, So responsible and sweet. I started to drive away, Mom, $ut as I pulled out into the road, The other #ar didn't see me, Mom, "nd hit me like a load. "s I lay there on the pavement, Mom, I hear the poli#eman say, %The other uy is drunk,% Mom, "nd now I'm the one who will pay. I'm lyin here dyin , Mom.... I wish you'd et here soon.

&ow #ould this happen to me, Mom' (y life )ust burst like a balloon.

There is blood all around me, Mom, "nd most of it is mine. I hear the medi# say, Mom, I'll die in a short time. I )ust wanted to tell you, Mom, I swear I didn't drink. It was the others, Mom. The others didn't think. &e was probably at the same party as I. The only differen#e is, he drank "nd I will die. *hy do people drink, Mom' It #an ruin your whole life. I'm feelin sharp pains now. +ains )ust like a knife. The uy who hit me is walkin , Mom, "nd I don't think it's fair. I'm lyin here dyin "nd all he #an do is stare. Tell my brother not to #ry, Mom. Tell Daddy to be brave. "nd when I o to heaven, Mom, +ut ,Daddy-s .irl% on my rave. Someone should have told him, Mom, !ot to drink and drive. If only they had told him, Mom, I would still be alive. (y breath is ettin shorter, Mom. I'm be#omin very s#ared. +lease don't #ry for me, Mom. *hen I needed you, you were always there. I have one last /uestion, Mom. $efore I say ood bye. I didn't drink and drive, So why am I the one to die'

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