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In Memory
Gone Forever
This page is poems and stories about people who die from other people being
irresponsible. They are very sad. I do encourage everyone to read them
and take action against your government to have laws changed. Too many
people have died needlessly, young and old. It can happen to you! Think
about these people. Could they someday, be one of your children, you, a
sibling or a parent? Someone that you love Gone Forever. Teach your
children well the value of life and teach them to be responsible. Driving
recklessly Kills those we love.
WHITE ROSES
I hurried into the local department store to grab some last minute
Christmas gifts. I looked at all the people and grumbled to myself. I
would be in here forever and I just had so much to do. Christmas was
beginning to become such a drag. I kinda wished that I could just sleep
through Christmas. But I hurried the best I could through all the people
to the toy department. Once again I kind of mumbled to myself at the
prices of all these toys, and wondered if the grandkids would even play
with them. I found myself in the doll aisle. Out of the corner of my eye
I saw a little boy about 5 holding a lovely doll. He kept touching her
hair and he held her so gently. I could not seem to help myself. I just
kept looking over at the little boy and wondered who the doll was for.
I watched him turn to a woman and he called his aunt by name and said,
"Are you sure I don't have enough money." She replied a bit
impatiently, "You know that you don't have enough money for it." The
aunt told the little boy not to go anywhere that she had to go get some
other things and would be back in a few minutes. And then she left the
aisle.
The boy continued to hold the doll. After a bit I asked the boy who the
doll was for. He said, "It is the doll my sister wanted so badly for
Christmas. She just knew that Santa would bring it." I told him that
maybe Santa was going to bring it. He said "No, Santa can't go where my
sister is...I have to give the doll to my Mamma to take to her." I asked
him where his sister was. He looked at me with the saddest eyes and
said "She has gone to be with Jesus." My Daddy says that Mama is going
to have to go be with her. My heart nearly stopped beating. Then the
boy looked at me again and said, I told my Daddy to tell Mama not to go
yet. I told him to tell her to wait till I got back from the store."
Then he asked me if I wanted to see his picture. I told him I would love
to. He pulled out some pictures he'd had taken at the front of the
store. He said "I want my Mamma to take this with her so she don't ever
forget me.""I love my Mama so very much and I wish she did not have to
leave me." "But Daddy says she will need to be with my sister." I saw
that the little boy had lowered his head and had grown so very quiet.
While he was not looking I reached into my purse and pulled out a
handful of bills. I asked the little boy, "Shall we count that money one
more time? He grew excited and said "Yes, I just know it has to be
enough". So I slipped my money in with his and we began to count it. Of
course it was plenty for the doll. He softly said, "Thank you Jesus for
giving me enough money." Then the boy said "I just asked Jesus to give
me enough money to buy this doll so Mama can take it with her to give to
my sister." "And he heard my prayer." I wanted to ask him for enough to
buy my Mama a white rose, but I didn't ask him, but he gave me enough to
buy the doll and a rose for my Mama." "She loves white roses so very,
very much."
In a few minutes the aunt came back and I wheeled my cart away. I could
not keep from thinking about the little boy as I finished my shopping in
a totally different spirit than when I had started. And I kept
remembering a story I had seen in the newspaper several days earlier
about a drunk driver hitting a car and killing a little girl and the
other was in serious condition. The family was deciding on whether to
remove the life support. Now surely this little boy did not belong with
that story.
Two days later I read in the paper where the family had disconnected the
life support and the young woman had died. I could not forget the little
boy and just kept wondering if the two were somehow connected.
Later that day, I could not help myself and I went out and bought some
white roses and took them to the funeral home where the young woman was.
And there she was holding a lovely white rose, the beautiful doll, and
the picture of the little boy in the store. I left there in tears, my
life changed forever.
The love that little boy had for his little sister and his mother was
overwhelming. And in a split second a drunk driver had ripped the life
of that little boy to pieces.
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble
remembering how to fly."
Jenny
Jenny was so happy about the house they had found.
For once in her life 'twas on the right side of town.
She unpacked her things with such great ease
As she watched her new curtains blow in the breeze.
How wonderful it was to have her own room.
School would be starting, she'd have friends over soon.
There'd be sleep-overs, and parties; she was so happy
It's just the way she wanted her life to be
On the first day of school, everything went great.
She made new friends and even got a date!
She thought, "I want to be popular and I'm going to be,
Because I just got a date with the star of the team!"
To be known in this school you had to have a clout,
And dating this guy would sure help her out.
There was only one problem stopping her fate.
Her parents had said she was too young to date.
"Well, I just won't tell them the entire truth.
They won't know the difference; what's there to lose?"
Jenny asked to stay with her friends that night.
Her parents frowned but said, "All right."
Excited, she got ready for the big event
But as she rushed around like she had no sense
She began to feel guilty about all the lies,
But what's a pizza, a party, and a moonlight ride?
Well, the pizza was good, and the party was great,
But the moonlight ride would have to wait.
For Jeff was half drunk by this time.
But he kissed her and said that he was just fine.
Then the room filled with smoke and Jeff took a puff.
Jenny couldn't believe he was smoking that stuff.
Now Jeff was ready to ride to the point
But only after he'd smoked another joint.
They jumped in the car for the moonlight ride,
Not thinking that he was too drunk to drive.
They finally made it to the point at last,
And Jeff started trying to make a pass.
A pass is not what Jenny wanted at all
(and by a pass, I don't mean playing football.)
"Perhaps my parents were right....maybe I am too young.
Boy, how could I ever, ever be so dumb."
With all of her might, she pushed Jeff say away:
"Please take me home, I don't want to stay."
Jeff cranked up the engine and floored the gas.
In a matter of seconds they were going too fast.
As Jeff drove on in a fit of wild anger,
Jenny knew that her life was in danger.
She begged and pleaded for him to slow down
But he just got faster as they neared the town.
"Just let me get home! I'll confess that I lied.
I really went out for a moonlight ride."
Then all of a sudden, she saw a big flash.
"Oh God, Please help us! We're going to crash!"
She doesn't remember the force of impact.
Just that everything all of a sudden went black.
She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble,
And heard, "call an ambulance! These kids are in trouble!"
Voices she heard...a few words at best.
But she knew there were two cars involved in the wreck.
Then wondered to herself if Jeff was all right,
And if the people in the other car was alive.
She awoke in the hospital to faces so sad.
"You've been in a wreck and it looks pretty bad."
These voices echoed inside her head,
As they gently told her that Jeff was dead.
They said "Jenny, we've done all we can do.
But it looks as if we'll lose you too."
"But the people in the other car!?"Jenny cried.
"We're sorry, Jenny, they also died."
Jenny prayed, "God, forgive me for what I've done
I only wanted to have just one night of fun."
"Tell those people's family, I've made their lives dim,
And wish I could return their families to them."
"Tell Mom and Dad I'm sorry I lied,
And that it's my fault so many have died.
Oh, nurse, won't you please tell them that for me?"
The nurse just stood there-she never agreed.
But took Jenny's hand with tears in her eyes.
And a few moments later Jenny died.
A man asked the nurse, "Why didn't you do your best
To bid that girl her one last request?"
She looked at the man with eyes so sad.
"Because the people in the other car were her mom and dad."
This story is sad and unpleasant but true,
So young people take heed, it could have been you.
Please listen to an angel......
If you do the small favor she asks to come true,
She will be sent down to guard and protect you.
Please....do it for Jenny.
Close to the door he paused to stand
as he took his class ring off her hand
all who were watching did not speak
as a silent tear ran down his cheek
and through his mind the memories ran
of the moments they walked and laughed in the sand
but now her eyes were so terrible cold
for he would never again have her to hold
they watched in silence as he bent near
and whispered the words...... "I LOVE YOU" in her ear
he touched her face and started to cry
as he put on his ring and wanted to die
and just then the wind began to blow
as they lowered her casket into the snow....
this is what happens to man alive......
..... when friends let friends..... drink and drive.
Cousins Forever
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