The
Dangerous Escape

Behind the wheel
Finally alone
This is my escape
From my house, not a
home

I feel for the pedal
I'm ready to leave
Faster and faster
Until I can no
longer be seen

I'm crying and
screaming I am no longer a child
My tears fill my
eyes I forget how to smile
I forget how to
drive as my eyes blur the road
All I can think is
I just need to go

Suddenly I hear a
loud horn blare
I blink out my tears
to see who was there
A truck driving
straight toward my car
I realize I swerved
on the lanes way too far

I brace for the
impact

I don't know what to
do
If you get the
chance, please tell my mom
I'm sorry I didn't
say goodbye to you

My life is over
17 years is all I
got
As for the truck
driver
His body and soul
are still lost

I have a sister
A mom and dad
Now Their lives are
forever ruined
Because I was sad

I should've known
better
To pull over and cry
Than continue
driving

And risk my life

This could've all
been prevented
If more awareness
was there
To not drive while
in pain
And avoid all the
scare

If I knew that my
tears would cause my death
Because driving
while broken is like answering a text
Worse than a bottle
or cigarette at best
Hopefully, my pain
has been spared for the next

Driving while broken
is dangerous I know
And sometimes you
feel you just need to go
But there are safer
ways to escape your pain
Take it from me and
don't end up the same

My life is over, and
I wish I would've known
That there were
scarier things than driving on the phone
I wish someone
would've stopped me from turning on the car
Knowing well that my
feelings had gone way too far