Can't Be True
The Thursday night was still very young,
Keith, Allison and I needed some fun.
So the three of us got in Allison's car,
I drove around, but not all that far.
Keith popped in his Disturbed CD,
(That music will always stay with me.)
They were in the back seat on that chilling night;
I’d see them kissing at the occasional street light.
They were happy, but wanted more,
so I put the pedal to the floor.
The speedometer hit seventy and we jumped the track,
I felt the chills go up my back.
They were cheering and having fun..
But I decided that I was done.
With no license, no glasses, I drove back to the school.
Keith and Allison were bummed, because riding was cool!
I walked back in and caught the end of the game;
I talked to Emily, whose night was lame.
I informed her of what I had just done,
She said it was dangerous and scary, definitely not fun.
Allison and Keith entered the gym.
I went over and nudged Allison while staring at him,
We shared a laugh and gave each other a hug.
I went over to Keith and gave him a tug.
He turned and gave me a devilish grin;
I chuckled and pulled him close by a safety pin.
I told him to be good and enjoy his night,
He gave me a hug and replied, "Be good, yeah right!!"
I walked away not knowing the event to come.
What was wrong with me, why was I so dumb!!
Now Keith has passed away to another place,
He'll always be in my heart, he will not be replaced.
Allison is alive and rehabbing in Delaware,
What happened is tragic, it is NOT fair.
I cried many tears, but Keith is gone.
I'm trying so hard to just move on,
But what if it happened while I was the driver?
What if I had crashed, would Keith be a survivor?
I can't help but wonder if something could have been done,
Could I have changed an event when we were out having "fun"?? I will always have images of them in my head,
I will always wonder.. why Keith, why must HE be dead..
I am not wishing for Allison to be gone too,
Why take Keith, he was too good to be true...?
Why was I illegally driving an hour before fate?
I wish I had known, but the next morning was too late.
My mom walked in and what she said was true.
She said a boy named Keith died and asked if he was someone I knew..
I thought she found out about last night's car ride.
But no, she just said a girl was in the ICU and that the boy had died..
I turned on the TV onto Channel Six,
There was Ally's Sunfire.. sideways.. in the ditch.
Keith dead in the morgue, Allison lying broken in the ICU.
All I could think was that this can not be true...
Why did it happen, why was there nothing I could do.
Dear friends, gone and living, I will always love you.
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