The Memory

Drunk Driving

Is it worth

All the pain

And the hurt

To take the life

Of someone dear

Just because

You drank a beer.

As you laughed

While you sped

Your friend screamed

LOOK OUT ahead

You hit the brakes

And screeched to a halt

As your friend cried

Is wasn't MY fault.

Sitting still

And staring out

You saw a body

Lying about

Now realizing what you've done

you begin to feel

Very numb.

While you stood

And watched the door slide shut

A chill ran down your spine

Looking at

The tall bars of steel

You wandered how his family feels.

The man whose life

You took that day

You wonder if

"THE MEMORY"

Will ever go away.

In your cell

Starring at the bar

Standing tall

You wrote a poem about it all.