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Reflections Of One Sad Mistake (This one hits a bit hard)
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Reflections Of One Sad Mistake (This one hits a bit hard) |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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Reflections Of One Sad Mistake The daylight’s fading, quickly passing. Dark shadows gather; where I amassing Memories old, image unfaded, Sit in silence, solemn and jaded. I breathe a sigh. The task is draining. There are no reasons, no explaining What happened then; now warm tears fall. From dreamlike state, I see it all. I call your name, my own voice chilling, It echoes out across the ceiling. You answer not, no longer here. Eyes blind by grief, I sit and stare. Ten years have gone since fateful day And still I sit here. Still I pray The accident was just a dream; ‘Though I woke not despite my screams. The knock, the uniforms, the words Ears not believing what I heard. You left, it seemed, just moments before The news of death beat on my door. “A fatal crash, the driver drinking.” I watched their lips move, never blinking. “Just seventeen, oh God it can’t be!” I go to fall, as strong arms catch me. The morgue so cold, I shiver knowing You from your shoes, before face showing. From depths of shock, I still deny it. Can stand no longer, they urge me sit. The viewing, funeral, the grave. Newspaper clips that I have saved. Lines of students, heads bowed low; Their names, your friends, each one I know. One fateful moment, one grave day. One drink too many took you away. One driver jailed. You, my son, dead. One sad mistake, I bow my head. The daylight’s fading, quickly passing. Dark shadows gather; where I amassing Memories old, image unfaded, Sit in silence, solemn and jaded. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
yes it hits hard... and the stupidity of such actions that end upin the loss of a loved one..totally unforgivable. |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
wise words for all my friend. . . ------------------------------------------------------------ To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Professor Gloom Member Elite
since 2000-07-23
Posts 3082of Depression |
Does death ever hit softly those left behind? You tribute well, Remembering can often be the hard part, But keep remembering, Always. Gloom |
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dgvarner Member Elite
since 2000-05-13
Posts 3552High Springs, Florida |
doesnt much matter how long its been does it..sometimes it feels like just yesterday...and we still want to believe it didnt happen..theyre not gone...  as the professor said..keep remembering..the memories are important..remember the good times, the smiles, the laughter..  time heals wounds, but only long enough to let us regroup and get through a little life..then we have to stop and take care of the wound a little..only to redress it again, so that we might continue to experience life.. very nice write HOOT OWL.. hugs, g ~dgvarner/fallen rain~ |
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Rosebud1229 Senior Member
since 2000-04-05
Posts 1813North Carolina |
this one really hits hard so sad, how many innocent children will die, because of the abuse of alcohol, my prayers are with you. |
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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
Alcohol was meant to be in the gas tank, not in the driver -- I wish people would have enough forethought to realize this. Very powerful and most touching. May this poem sway some future poor decisions of others and save some innocent lives... -MVS "It's all in the details -- the Big Picture always takes care of itself." |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Hoot, Sad and very well written. |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
What can be said of this, the anger, the loss, the helplessness of it all, and the strength to bury it is only obtainable in living in celebrating their life, and letting go of the the one thing that hurts you the most. Well written from a saddened heart, and my heart is extended to you as no amount of time heals the stupidity of a drunk driver. (tender hugs to you) ~*If you can't say anything nice about someone, don't say anything at all*~ hmmm...they were smart whomever said that! |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
hauntingly real....passionately penned very sad, indeed |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
The truth of this comes across because we know of your background and what you have seen, but the story is well told, needs to be retold, and you have wrapped it up well from the beginning to the end... |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
Oh my! Ruth, this is intense and perfectly expressed within a story. This is a serious issue and I thank you for posting it here for all to be reminded of the consequences of drinking and driving. Sadly, I can relate because a close friend of mine lost his parents to a teenaged drunken driver when he was only 8 years old. Their deaths still haunt him today and he lost his best friend in the world - his mother. Even though he's now 23, he still proudly calls himself a 'mama's boy.' You writing always seems to touch me. You are a fine talent Melissa~ "Poetry is not an opinion expressed... |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
Your pain, it's daydream more a daze. The flashes of an unacceptable burden, the memories that can't be colored for anything but hurt. God bless you and have mercy on us all. "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to decieve" |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ruth--It hurts to read, yes. Senseless death is always hard to explain and the anger at carelessness is hard to leave behind. Hopefully someone learned through this trajedy. You write so well, dear friend..I'm glad to see you posting. Hugs! |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
your words touch deeply... ~Wynter |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
You do have a way of seeing within the depth of painful emotions and relating them with your poetry, m'friend... It's so nice to see your words again... |
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rwood Member Elite
since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793Tennessee |
I know a day doesn't go by, without feeling some repercussion of this tragedy. And I can't imagine the extent of it. I'm just so sorry. God bless you and keep you. Sincerely, Regina |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
As always my dear friends at passions, thank you for your kind comments. I often forget how realistic I bring the pain across through my words and I really should start posting this "social poems" with a warning that they are not based on my true experience but rather, posted to make those who read them think twice the next time they...take a drink and get into a car, hit an innocent child, think that suicide is the easy way out, or what ever is the lesson of choice that day...the real problem is this tragedy is real...maybe not from my life's perspective, but it happens each and every day. The lesson certainly isn't learned by other's pain or we wouldn't have to be reading about it in places like this or on newspapers. Once more, thank you all for your kind words. Ruth |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
You've penned a great reminder. Hopefully it does hit home for those who make mistakes before it's too late. Melton |
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Elizabeth
Moderator
Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
It does hit hard, but a poem with this subject should. After all, you are sharing your pain with us. Big hugs to you Ruth. (((())))  |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
God bless you, Ruth, fine words from a fine lady. |
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BloomingRose Member Elite
since 2000-08-09
Posts 3092Florida |
Yes, this one does hit hard, but maybe it will hit home to those that drink and drive. For those that have suffered the loss of a loved one, we can only pass hugs to one another in love. Very well written. Deb |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you everyone |
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