Sunday, September 7, 2008

Why?





I sit here thinking about why things happen, and why no one knows the reasons. I feel a tear run down my face, I only wish I could have said goodbye. I don't know why he died so young. I do know that I miss him very much. I sit here, at this very spot where we would meet, just knowing that he will not show up. I wish I knew why he was called up now. He was only 17 years old. He had so much more life to live. I want it to be a dream, and when I wake up, he will meet me here and we will go and do our thing. But no, it's not going to happen, because someone had to pull a gun. Why? Sitting here all alone, makes me sick to my stomach, knowing that it could have been me. Standing there with him, not knowing that I was never going to see him alive again, makes me so sad and angry. But I have no room for anger at this point. All I want to do is sit here on this cold, wet ground on this nasty day and cry. I miss him so much. He was my best friend, and always will be. I only wish that I could have said goodbye. My white t-shirt has become soaked, with tears from all the crying. I can not take this anymore, all I want to do is scream. My friends keep telling me to go home, but I know that this very place on this very street is where I feel him the most. I can feel sad anywhere, but I feel like he is still alive when I sit on this cold, wet ground. I feel as if I can look up and he will be standing right in front of me, waiting for me to stop crying. I know that he is gone and that I will see him again, but I will sit in this very spot for a while longer and ask why.

2 comments:

ashley said...

I like the way you interpreted the picture. I did the same one, but i went a different way so it was interesting to see another perspective. you made me want to keep reading to find out why the person was feeling that way.

Mr. Ruggieri said...

Casey,

You have lots of good descriptions here. I think the one component that robs this of a greater impact on the reader is that the sentences often start with the smae word, and if not the same word, then the same part of speech. There are a few times you switch it up ("Sitting here all alone . .") But, more often than not, "I" leads the way, and that entrances the reader. . .just not in the way I think you want.

But, like I said, good job on the SHOWING the emotions here. That was the goal!