Life Has It's Crosses

He was fifteen when a drunk driver knocked him down and killed him to bring a quick end to his brief life span
His parents left to grieve for their teenager one who would never grow into a man
Their only child for them it is heart-breaking to lose their son in such a tragic way
Six months ago for him  they are still grieving he would be sixteen years old today

He never had the chance to father children or he never had the chance to take a wife
His parents do remember on his birthday their dark haired boy full of the joys of life
The memories of his death for them so painful to talk of him still brings them close to tears
The pain of loss it always will be with them though their grief will lessen with the passing years

The driver of the car who shattered their lives a twenty seven year old in his prime
For drunken driving as well as manslaughter sentenced to spend four years of prison time
Four years for such a crime does seem quite lenient though to kill another was not his intent
On his victim's parents he has passed a life sentence the loss of their son they are left to lament

Their sense of loss is with them for their lifetime and only the memories with them do remain
Of their beloved son killed by a drunken driver that they are never to see in the flesh again
Not the first or last to die in such a manner such tragedies are repeated every day
The living for their dead are left to mourn life has it's crosses it does seem this way.