My mother died on February 24 2016, when she was traveling on the entrance ramp to northbound I-29 from Mexico City Avenue. She traveled off the roadway and overcorrected, sending herself and her truck down an embankment. Ejected from her vehicle, she was dead on arrival.
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Extremely good for a first, tragic poem, written in the long lines I prefer. You are right about how dangerous it is to text or talk on a phone while driving. To do that divides your attention, maybe fatally. It is compulsory to wear a seat belt in my country and I think it is an effective safety measure. Having airbags inside the car might help too, although my own have never inflated. Sorry to hear of your mother's passing.
You were brave to read this at a poetry slam. Thanks for your pleas that deserve serious consideration. Too often we allow our thinking to be hijacked by tools of communication and transport. I think the highways are a death trap where.we expose ourselves to random danger due to distraction. .
A real eye opener to all those restless people who use cell phones while driving. How distraction for a fraction of a second can cause fatal accidents. Very nice write. A strong message to all. Thanks for sharing.
You are right about how everyone's always in such a rush. I too wonder why we as people won't slow down. Good insight. Well done Lauryn.
'Let's talk about how a text can wait' - Yes, certainly we should do so. A second's distraction can bring an end to many lives and a life time bereavement for the surviving members of the families.
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The fastness for unknown something we face this hideous incident everywhere. Really this is written so pathetically. Yes let's talk about it
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Are one and the same why has she commented on this poor girl's poem? In such a disgusting manner.
A very useful and informative write! Congrats for this valuable piece of work being chosen as Poem Of the Day!
We should think and talk about it. A good selection as members poem of the day. Congrats.
Everybody knows the hazard involved in texting a message while driving a car. So many deaths are caused by it annually but nobody seems to care. Quite a terrible experience. Thanks for highlighting the risk based on the tragic incident in your own family.
Hi Lauryn, Yes! Let us talk about it! ! ! It is time somebody told the teens, not just in the US, but in India too, to avoid using phone while driving. Laws simply do not help. may be, some talk helps....Thank you.....................
Death! ! With the muse of life. Accident! Get hope and be strong! ! Able to move forward. Safety! ! Learning the lessons of life. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
This poem carries a very important safety measure for everyone..Pay attention so you don't cause an accident.Very strongly written good for you!
A driver mustn't use cell phone at the time of driving as it may create subject to death. Through this poem you have brought awareness is acceptable. A beautiful poem shared. Thanks and congratulations for the poem of the day.
Young generation should take lesson from this write. How using cellphones while driving may cause fatal accidents and people are dying world over for this. It is a matter of just few minutes to reach your destination. While driving one should always be attentive. Thanks for posting such a nice poem.10+++
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