The Other Side

6/9/2013

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The Other Side

They were having the time
of their lives
Two young men about to take on the World

Senior year...
They had the World
By the Tail

A warm spring afternoon
One last trip to the land fill
AND...
Prom 1990...
All gone

Listening to their favorite songs
on the radio
Volume to the MAX
Excited about
Graduation...
Girls...
Getting on with Life

An unguarded crossing
They didn't hear the train
OR...
It didn't sound the required warning
We will never know

Across the tracks...
They entered a world
Oh so different
Than the one they were planning

© 2013 Annie Original Poetry

These two young men were former students of mine when I taught in a small West Texas town. They were best friends and their families decided to have a joint funeral. Garth Brooks - Friends in Low Places was played graveside because it was their favorite song at the time. Not a dry eye the entire time. The good do die young.

Always I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love. Hold those you love close, and let them know every day what they mean to you and they are loved.

As Ever, Annie

2 Comments

Heidi

6/9/2013 01:49:04 am

We think life will go on until old age, then something like this comes along and reminds us that life is a fleeting thing and must be treated with care. I feel for those families. :(

Annie link

6/9/2013 02:47:26 am

It was on of many student funerals I attended during my time there ... too many senseless deaths to car accidents ... we lost way too many for such a small community. I had been away for a year when this happened, but knew the right thing was to be at that funeral ... over 20 years ago...still get emotional thinking about it.

The Other Side

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