Moonlight Ride
Jenny
was so happy about the house they had found.
For once in her life 'twas the right side of
town.
She unpacked her things with such great ease,
As she watched her new curtains blow in the
breeze.
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How wonderful it was to have her own room.
School would be starting, she'd have friends over
soon.
There'd be sleepovers 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 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, 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 her might, she pushed Jeff 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 I lied -
I really went out for a moonlight ride."
Then all of sudden, she saw a big flash.
"Oh, God, please help us! We're going to
crash!"
She doesn't remember the force of the 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 were alive.
She woke 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 if 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 and older people take heed.
It could have been you.
~Author
Unknown~
"Moonlight Ride" has
become a well know poem on the internet,
so many of you have probably read it before.
There are still people who have not read
it.
And there are those who hear but do not listen.
Until the message it conveys is received by all
that need to know -
the message will be repeated.
This page is
dedicated to those
who have gone to be with the Lord
due to the recklessness of drunk drivers
and to the loved ones they leave behind.
Take
a hint from
Mr. Fred J. Muggs
Say NO !! to drinking
and driving , and be smart and say NO!!
To drugs.
Please
take this message seriously
I used to drink and do drugs all
the time. I never seen myself stagger
or slur my words, The effects of these
drugs blind you to the truth, and you
are not having has good of a time
as you think at that moment, but
later you are full of regrets.
If it was so much fun.... WHY??
DO YOU REGRET IT LATER??
Have
a safe prom night and many
other nights after, life is to short
to waste on alcohol and drugs.
updated 3-20-04
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