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Years ago in the early 1990s, a gentleman by the name of Roy Knight visited MADD Canada’s offices and he was deeply moved by the faces of loved ones on the walls. He wrote a poem, which we think sums up our collective thoughts on the significance of the photos and the desire to see an end to the tragedies of impaired driving.<\/p>\n
I stopped at MADD’s office a short time past,
\nCame away with memories, forever to last,
\nI opened the door and walked down the hall,
\nI saw all the pictures hanging on one wall,
\nPictures of men and women, short and tall,
\nBut also of boys and girls, so very small.
\nThey were smiling and seemed so full of life,
\nThe son, daughter, husband and wife.
\nBut to those who work here each day,
\nThe faces, on the pictures seem to cry out to say
\nIt’s so unfair, just not right that my picture hangs here
\nFor I should be home with those I love so dear.
\nMy life was shortened, I so wanted to live,
\nI had so much joy, happiness and love to give.
\nBut someone who didn’t stop to think,
\nHad a little too much to drink,
\nBehind the wheel of a car a killer to be,
\nOh Why! Oh Why! Did it have to be me?
\nNow my picture hangs here for all that may call,
\nFor at MADD’s office, this place is called the “Memorial Wall”
\nLook at my face, listen to my cry,
\nStop the carnage, let no one else die.
\nThe people of MADD file past each morning and night,
\nOne glance at the wall assures their mission is right.
\nPut an end to such senseless death they say to all,
\nDon’t let your loved ones’ faces hang on the “Memorial Wall”.<\/p>\n
– Roy Knight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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