We finally got the O.K. from Mom.
She said, "yes you can have a bonfire,
And yes you can have a party."
It was early and we started
Getting the bonfire ready. Throwing
On the brush, getting some bigger stuff
For later. One of our friends invited us
to a bonfire, we told our Mom about it.
It was like a campfire, she laughed. She
Said we could show them a bonfire.
It's 8:30pm the pile was ready
A few more touches and we were ready.
Our friends were starting to arrive.
The party was started.
The fire was awesome.
We were having a good time,
Watching the fire, drinking,
Partying the night away.
But now, the fire was dying.
The party was coming to an end.
It was now bedtime.
Now, it's morning.
Mom's making cinnamon rolls,
We were hanging out watching the news.
The headline:
"There was a murder last night!"
The kids were at a party
Celebrating, drinking, having a good time.
They left, they were on their way home.
There was another party.
A little girl's birthday.
Her mom, her dad and she
Were on their way home.
A little girl three years old
And four kids, both celebrating.
Starting life.
Starting to live.
But now Mom and Dad
Are planning a funeral.
The kids are planning,
Planning life in prison,
And the knowing they
Killed a little girl..
Who like them
Was just beginning life.
My mom, my friends and I
Were talking, only imagining
What those families were
Going through.
As my friends were getting
Ready to go. They gave
Me a hug and said
"Thanks for a great grad night"
They gave my Mom a hug a said
"Thanks For Taking The KEYS!"