So
I drank punch instead
I knew drinking
wasn’t right
As
the party ended
We all said our good-byes
I
stopped at the stop sign
And rubbed my
eyes
He must not have
seen the sign Dad
He
came through so fast
In just one
moment, he hit me
And
my fate was cast
I am now lying
on the pavement Dad
And I can hear
the policeman say
“What a shame,
the man was drunk
And
now this girl will pay”
I am holding on
to my life Dad
As
the world slips away
I see nothing
but blood around me
But why will it
end this way?
I
am scared Dad
Why am I paying
this fine?
Death
is on its way Dad
But the mistake
was his, not mine
I
heard the paramedic say
But I can’t
help but to disagree
The man who hit
me has some cuts
But he wasn’t hurt badly
He
can barely walk a straight line
Tomorrow
he will be fine
Later I won’t
be here
But
that decision wasn’t mine
So tell my
sister I love her
Tell
mom to be strong
You were all
there when I needed you
Through my every
right and wrong
Let
me ask one last question
Before I breathe
my last breath away
Ask him if the
drinks were worth
The price I have
to pay
-Heidi
Talbot-