Ode to the Distracted Driver – An ode consisting of three cantos about the consequences of distracted driving and steps that could be taken to prevent further accidents or deaths. Poem:Ode to the Distracted Driver Canto I. The crib lies empty, the mobile unplayed – Everything ready for baby who will never come home – The minds of his parents frantic and frayed. Pregnant mother driving all alone Distracted by a senseless fwd text message Could’ve prevented the disaster about to come. Steel hitting steel, a horrid image, An airbag released in the collision – Only two left alive among the wreckage. Eight-month-old Andrew, a beautiful vision Died in his mother’s womb . . . Death follows safety’s provision. Baby boy: an expected life never blooms Parents: GRIEF instead of JOY consumes Canto II. Hope for the future in the form of swift feet, An energetic young woman with big dreams – Who ever thought tragedy would be her defeat? An early morning jog, how ironic it seems That this was her last time moving independently. As through the trees beautiful sunbeams gleam, A driver groping in the passenger floorboard didn’t see Susan jogging along on the side of the street, A moment destroyed a dream pursued enthusiastically. A runner, never once beat Now laid out on the ground Would never again walk on her own two feet Confined to a wheelchair for getting around, Cheers of Olympic victory, Susan missed that sound! Canto III. Oh, distracted driver why won’t you see, You’re putting other’s lives in harm’s way? This …

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