Why

She looks to heaven and shakes her fist
Screams dear god why her
As she holds her daughters broken body
Her minds is a complete blur

She lifts her head and looks around
AT the crumpled mess
at what had once been two cars
Before that fateful crash

She sees the man who caused the crash
Staggering from his brew
Handcuffs placed around his wrist
What he’s done he hasn't a clue

The paramedics come to take her away
They place a sheet over her head
A precious life so young lost to soon
Wasted tears will soon be shed

A memorial now stands on that corner
Were her broken body lay
And the sadness still shows in her mothers eyes
And will till her dyeing day

All for what I ask you now
Why this senseless loss
To drink and drive is a foolish thing
And you can never pay the cost.

©Mydnight 2004