Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. You open your eyes Everything is foggy You don’t know where you are but all of a sudden you realize — You gain back the feeling in your fingertips and feel the sheets of the bed You see your reflection, is this vision? Are you alive, or dead? You open your mouth to speak, but it hurts Your lips are cracked and dry You can’t find the words “What happened?” That thought is replaying over and over in your head Like a memory you wish you could forget “You’re lucky to be here,” the nurse says as she checks the rhythm of your heartbeat All the ones you love are surrounding you Your mom on the edge of the bed, Best friend on a hospital seat What do you remember? You’re thinking back The horror had left you temporarily Your head throbbing, terribly Forgetting gave you peace, it was like a vacation To think it all started with a snapchat notification, “View this week’s Twitter highlights”, An alarm sounding reminding you to take the trash out that night You picked up your phone for a second Those things were too important to wait, Right? Every time you’ve touched your phone you still managed to stop at each light, Still managed to drive straight, Speeding a little to avoid being late Fixing your makeup, Continuously fumbling with the radio Trying to find even a single song you know Going through every station You’re a good driver, You see no limitations And then all of a sudden you don’t see anything at all All those stupid things lead to this downfall And it made you crash into another car
Inside were a daughter and her father, All you can think about right now is how they are All they wanted was to go out and get ice cream Your decisions changed the fate of how their night turned out to be Everyone was okay, Luckily Just think about recovery… When you’re driving, that’s the only thing you should be focused on This is a blessing and a lesson You can tell your story That if misused, a car can be a weapon “It can’t happen to me” The “it can wait” advertisements aren’t reality But the fact is, They are So if you can’t stay off your phone, Get out of your car.