I was at SafeWay last week buying groceries and worrying about my ever dwindling bank account when I bumped into a former student, a friend. I was solemnly buying eggs and milk for my kids and he was bouncing through the store with his girl friend. Young love makes even a trip to SafeWay for tea a magic moment, a bliss. We talked briefly about how long my hair was and how his life was and then we parted ways at the check stand. This is normal in a small town, every where you go you see people you know, and every time you see them you know you'll see them again.
That's the way it usually is, but not this time.
We parted ways at the check stand, and now he's dead.
He wasn't even twenty, and now he is dead.
His life had just begun, and now he's dead.
He was a good kid and underrated by most and under valued by many, but a good person. He was kind and gentle and caring, and maybe tha's the best that can be said about anyone or anyone can say about themselves.
And now that's his epitath. On Friday a kind soul decided to leave this world. To leave this world to the rest of us who aren't as sensitive or caring.
It is now a colder place.
Rest well my friend; may you find an easier path the next time around.
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