most of the time, i avoid talking about things that are too serious. some of my friends lay their hearts on their blogs, tell you all their secrets in poetic verse or flat out. today, i'm going to do my best to follow in their footsteps.
this evening, talking to one of my oldest and closest friends, i learned about the death of someone we grew up with. i remember him as a sweet child, fiesty, and full of life. life dealt him a rough stack of cards. for the worse, his life turned to crime..murders, robberies, a whole long list. life doesn't always pan out the way we expect. he was killed last week during a home invasion.
i in no way condone any of his actions. his choices ran counter to the things i believe in and the way i have chosen to live my life. never the less, i mourn the loss of someone i watched grow up, someone who came from a strong, proud mother who always tried to do the right thing, someone who leaves behind a passionate, lovely sister. i mourn that we live in a society in which children can grow up to be thugs.
i want a better world. i want a place where i don't have to have another person i grew up with land in jail or die because the violence they have surrounded themselves with. i mourn the loss of a bit of my optimism.
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