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In One Second
Boom.
Crash.
Sirens.
Tears.
In one second,
My life is done.
In one second,
I got drunk.
In one second,
I could’ve said no.
In one second,
I could’ve gone home.
In one second,
I got addicted.
In one second,
My brain was stripped naked.
In one second,
I lost self control.
In one second,
My car cracked a flagpole.
In one second,
I had broken bones.
In one second.
911 was on the phone.
In one second,
I could’ve said no.
In one second,
I could’ve gone home.
In one second,
I made a life-changing bet.
In one second,
I met regret.
In one second,
I could’ve said no.
In one second,
I could’ve gone home.
Don’t drink and drive,
Don’t drink at all.
Don’t wreck your lives,
Over alcohol.
In one second,
Just say no.
In one second,
Go run home.

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Ever since I learned of the immense hazard drinking and driving poses, I've felt so much passion to end it or speak out against it (this poem being one example).