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It can never happen to me !
By Peter A. Todd 02/29th. 1988
Fact or Fiction
Poet Laureate of Gloucester Mass 8/2014 – 2018
Thepoetryofpeteralberttodd.weebly.com
I look back as if it were just yesterday
For that night will never be erased from my mind,
The vehicle that was headed straight for us
As if the driver has just become blind
It smashed into us with tremendous impact
So much it tore and embedded our skin
To the metal of the dashboard in fact
Of our vehicle we were riding to home in
But, that was the least of our sorrows
As I now tried to burst open my door
Through my mind I questioned, Will there be a tomorrow?
For my family I so loved and adore
My wife, here face now covered with blood and glass
Who in their right mind could cause such a thing?
The answers were not far to be found in fact
From the condition the other driver was in
The driver has no concern for my family that was maimed
All that was wanted was the bottle within
To escape the trouble that the offender was now in
So, you might ask yourself, what do I care?
Such an accident could never happen to me
My friends you must always be aware
What is around the next corner, or beyond the next tree!
For the drunken drivers, they have no brains
It has been consumed by all they drank
So if you go out, I hope you will refrain
You will always have your loved ones thanks
It does not matter the time of the year
Nor whether it be day or dark of night
Or even if your home is far or near
You must keep your senses of clear sight
Watch out for the other car
You do not know who or what it contains
It could be a family like mine or yours
Or, the drunken driver who has just drowned his or her brain
Good Morning Gloucester 
It can never happen to me !
By Peter A. Todd 02/29th. 1988
Fact or Fiction
Poet Laureate of Gloucester Mass 8/2014 – 2018
Thepoetryofpeteralberttodd.weebly.com
I look back as if it were just yesterday
For that night will never be erased from my mind,
The vehicle that was headed straight for us
As if the driver has just become blind
It smashed into us with tremendous impact
So much it tore and embedded our skin
To the metal of the dashboard in fact
Of our vehicle we were riding to home in
But, that was the least of our sorrows
As I now tried to burst open my door
Through my mind I questioned, Will there be a tomorrow?
For my family I so loved and adore
My wife, here face now covered with blood and glass
Who in their right mind could cause such a thing?
The answers were not far to be found in fact
From the condition the other driver was in
The driver has no concern for my family that was maimed
All that was wanted was the bottle within
To escape the trouble that the offender was now in
So, you might ask yourself, what do I care?
Such an accident could never happen to me
My friends you must always be aware
What is around the next corner, or beyond the next tree!
For the drunken drivers, they have no brains
It has been consumed by all they drank
So if you go out, I hope you will refrain
You will always have your loved ones thanks
It does not matter the time of the year
Nor whether it be day or dark of night
Or even if your home is far or near
You must keep your senses of clear sight
Watch out for the other car
You do not know who or what it contains
It could be a family like mine or yours
Or, the drunken driver who has just drowned his or her brain
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