I lost her.

Please Don’t Drink and Drive

I’ve always looked forward,
to the end of days of which I attended school
because my mom would pick me up after,
and she was so cool!

My father died years before,
when I was only one year old
So my mother meant a lot to me
much more than any value a wallet can hold

She would teach me how to smile,
when things were so sad
Trading my sorrow for joy,
Calming me down when I was mad

I remember once,
when I badly scraped my knee
She put a bandage on it, kissed it,
and my pain was replaced with glee

Throughout my whole life so far,
she had been my best friend
I shall tell you my story..
about how it came to an end:

I was a very young boy at that time,
of which seems so long ago
Being of only seven,
I didn't know what feelings to show...

It happened so suddenly,
so I don't remember it well..
Though I may have forgotten,
all of it, I'll still try to tell

It was that time again,
the bell had just rung
signaling the end of the day,
School was now done

My mom came in,
to pick me up
Asking, "Was your day okay?"
I smiled and answered, "Yup!"

We arrived at our car,
and I got to ride in front
Little did I know, from that seat,
That day, I would see one heck of a stunt..

As we were heading home,
my mother was asking me,
"How was school?"
(Talking to her always made me so happy.)

"It was great! We got to make cards!"
I put the heart-shaped creation in her hand,
She thanked me and told me she loved me
I was about to tell her I loved her too, but things didn’t go as planned

Out of nowhere, a car drove right towards us!
I was scared, hoping that it would use its breaks
It was a drunk driver, swerving left and right
My mom honked to get his attention, but by then.. it was too late

It rammed straight towards the driver’s side...
At such a fast pace,
I was so horrified, my body started to tremble
my heart started to race...

It seemed to have happened so fast,
but at the same time, so slow..
"MOMMY!" I tried to wake her up..
She had already passed away-
but I was too young to know

“Please don’t go yet mommy!”
I start to cry..
“We’re supposed to be best friends forever, remember?!?
Please... don’t die!”

My tears fell on her face,
so I used my sleeve to wipe them off...
I was crying so hard, I could barely breathe
choking on air, I started to cough...

I was yelling so loud to her,
waiting for a reply..
Trying to get myself to believe,
that she did not just die

A few hours went by,
perhaps it was less
I could barely think,
My mind was a mess..

Eventually, I got myself to realize,
this all happened, it was all true
“My mother is really gone,
but what should I do?”

No matter how much I asked for answers..
She didn’t answer- not even a peep,
I eventually got so tired, I kissed her for the last time
and cried myself to sleep...

The rest, I wish I could say,
but now, it all seems like such a blur
If only that man didn't drive drunk..
I wish I still had enough time to say,
for the last time... that I loved her..

So please think before you get into a car,
Especially if you just had beer or wine
Because I don't want any other person
to lose their mother, the same horrible way,
...I lost mine