Drink driving poem

OUT OF HOURS BULLY'S TRUCKSTOP BAR (INTERACTIVE)
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Taken from a local newsletter
comments please

MUM
I went to a party, Mum
And remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mum
So I had a Coke instead.
I felt proud of myself, Mum
The way you said I would,
That I didn’t drink and drive, Mum
Though some friends said I should.

I made a healthy choice, Mum
And your advice to me was right,
As the party finally ended, Mum
And the kids drove out of sight.
I got into my car, Mum
Sure to get home in one piece,
I never knew what was coming, Mum
Something I expected least.

Now I’m lying on the pavement, Mum
And I hear the policeman say,
The kid that caused this wreck was drunk, Mum
His voice seems far away.
My own blood’s all around me, Mum
As I try hard not to cry.
I can hear the paramedic say, Mum
This girl is going to die.

I’m sure the guy had no idea, Mum
While he was flying high,
Because he chose to drink and drive, Mum
Now I would have to die.
So why do people do it, Mum
Knowing that it ruins lives?
And now the pain is cutting me, Mum
Like a hundred stabbing knives.

Tell my sister not to cry, Mum
Tell Daddy to be brave,
And when I go to heaven, Mum
Put ”Daddy’s Girl” on my grave.
Someone should have taught him, Mum
That it’s wrong to drink and drive,
Maybe if his parents had, Mum
I’d still be alive.

My breath is getting shorter, Mum
I’m really getting scared.
These are my final moments, Mum
And I’m so unprepared,
I wish that you could hold me, Mum
As I lay here and die.
I wish I could say I love you, Mum
But I’ll think it — and goodbye.

I’ve just had a mind-blowing though,
Police cameras now I can thwart,
If I stick to the speed
That the law has decreed,
I know I’ll never be caught.

DRIVE WITH CARE — LIFE HAS NO SPARE

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Sentimental carp that doesn’t quite scan properly. 6/10, could do better.

How about …

Oi! Scumbag, if we catch you drinking and driving, we’ll lock you up for 10 years, minimum, and if you damage anyone it will be forever! Oh sorry nearly forgot, MUM.

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That poem was played on the radio a few times a while back, possibly on the television to, I’m not sure but I think it may have been part of a drink driving campaign, probably made more impact being read on the radio by a girl than it does in print.

Looks like someone has added the last verse about speed cameras, appears to have little or no relevance to the rest :unamused:

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Its obvious that this is a tongue in cheek reference to the drug culture that is so prevalent with the younger generation.
Of course you are not supposed to use coke & then drive. But the underlying message is ‘We are all going to die anyway so live life in the fast lane.’
Prof. Lysergicacid PHD ( Every Night )
I hope this helps?

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I forgot about the last bit. It was not supposed to be there and has nothing to do with the MUM poem.

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harry:
Its obvious that this is a tongue in cheek reference to the drug culture that is so prevalent with the younger generation.
Of course you are not supposed to use coke & then drive. But the underlying message is ‘We are all going to die anyway so live life in the fast lane.’
Prof. Lysergicacid PHD ( Every Night )
I hope this helps?

:open_mouth: Just shows I’m getting old, I’d not thought of the “Coke” as being drugs. :laughing:

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They probably called it 'snow ’ when you were a lad? :laughing: