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In One Second

June 26, 2015
By romysharma BRONZE, Rochester Hills, Michigan
romysharma BRONZE, Rochester Hills, Michigan
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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.


The author's comments:

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).


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