Blue and white caps peppered the evening sky
As joyous cries, of “we did it!” filled the night air.
Two hundred seniors, ready to start a new life.
For this phase was over, another to begin. They
contemplated a new beginning with all its joy and fear.
But for now, let’s leave the future to itself, and go and
Have some fun! After all we’ve earned it, for all that we
Have done.
They went from house to house enjoying their celebration,
Talking about now, future and the past. But hey, let’s stop
the serious talk and go on and have a blast! Someone shouted,
“hey we’re out of food, and the car’s out of gas”! J.C. volunteered
It’s not that far, I’ll take a walk to the corner store. Someone yelled to him,
"Hey, bro, take a flashlight". J.C. nor the rest of the class
had no idea of the horror about to take place that tragic night.
He walked out the door, not knowing his awful fate. He ran to
The store, they were running out of everything, and it was getting late.
J.C. heard the word 'Freeze!, and was frozen still
The cop looked at his face and knew
this was it.
He went to J.C. when his gun accidentally blew
J.C. lay in a heap, his life was through.
The class waited forever for him to get back, and were growing
A little impatient, where the heck was he at! For some unknown reason,
One of the boys turned the music off. His classmates yelled at him,
“hey, put that back on”. The young man ignored him, and like a robot,
walked over and turned the radio on. The evening news was on,
an angry class demanded "turn that junk off!" But suddenly
their whole world collapsed when they listened to what was said. At the
corner store where J.C. had gone, a man was fatally shot dead.
The police were looking for a killer, and had for a long time, J.C. was
unfortunate to meet his profile to a dime.
The policemen explained, how could they know, a black man running
through a white neighborhood in the dead of night? It was an easy mistake,
After all, didn’t they all look alike?
Mary E. Lacey
2008
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Regis
In this curel world
Thank you Mary for this Heartfelt write
Peace and love be with you
William
May you have a wonderful Holiday season and find peace within as well as without,
Jim
Ignorance Enrages Me...I am crushed by the harsh reality of some peoples lives because of hate, assumptions, and Ignorance...you throughoughly gripped me throughout the poetry story read Mary...good job...but...of course the sorrows left behind for the family & his friends...
Much Love To You All Season Den Sister
Peace, Love & Poetry
Embraced~Embrassé
Vickie
Be always safe,
Karen
An absolutely touching and emotive write . . . superb!!
Happy Holidays!
Lance
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :( >tears! <
Seems to me we haven't learned anything since then! Such a shame!!