Pizza, A Party and A Moonlight Ride
Author Unknown
Jenny was so happy about the house they had found. For once in her life it was the right side of town. She unpacked her things with such great ease How wonderful it was to have her own room. There'd be sleep-overs, and parties, she was so happy. On the first day of school, everything went great, She thought "I want to be popular and I'm going to be, To be known in this school you had to have a clout There was only one problem stopping her fate. "Well, I just won't tell them the entire truth. Jenny asked to stay with her friends that night. Excited, she got ready for the big event, She began to feel guilty about all the lies, Well, the pizza was good, and the party was great, For Jeff was half drunk by this time, Then the room filled with smoke and Jeff took a puff. Now Jeff was ready to ride to the point, They jumped in the car for the moonlight ride, They finally made it to the point at last, A pass is not what Jenny wanted at all, "Perhaps my parents were right... maybe I am too young. With all of her might, she pushed Jeff away. Jeff cranked up the engine and floored the gas, As Jeff drove on in a fit of wild anger, She begged and pleaded for him to slow down, "Just let me get home! I'll confess that I lied. Then all of a sudden, she saw a big flash. She doesn't remember the force of impact. She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble, Voices she heard... a few words at best, Then wondered to herself if Jeff was all right, She awoke in the hospital to faces so sad, These voices echoed inside her head They said "Jenny, we've done all we can do, "But the people in the other car!?" Jenny cried. Jenny prayed, "God, forgive me for what I've done. "Tell those people's family, I've made their lives dim, "Tell Mom and Dad I'm sorry I lied, Oh, nurse, won't you please tell them that for me?" But took Jenny's hand with tears in her eyes A man asked the nurse, "Why didn't you do your best She looked at the man with eyes so sad, This story is sad and unpleasant, but true, (Man you should have heard the dubs go on about how great this poem was! One even related how so-and-so in their family would still be alive if only they'd listened to such counsel!) |