The Accident

You caused the accident,
that took so many lives.
Women lost their husbands,
and men lost their wives.

Didn’t you know better,
than to drink and drive?
If you had stayed at home,
everyone would be alive.

© Darla Smith, 2008. All rights reserved.
First published 3-8-09 on Authspot at http://authspot.com/poetry/the-accident-9/
(View other Darla Smith poems at http://www.triond.com/users/Darla+Smith)

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Author's note: "The consequences of drinking and driving."

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