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A kid I knew
by Marco Reynolds
Saturday, May 17, 2014

Rated "PG13" by the Author.

       


     Inspired by: death of an idiot by Charles Bukowski
For most fond memories,
Describe the transition from elementary to middle school.
I remember one kid who never saw high school;
When I think about this boy
I remember his positive qualities.

Always polite,
This made him popular with fellow classmates.
His hair was naturally wavy,
In those days, this was admired by girls in our class.
I remember him saving other kids
From being bullied by local gangs.

Not because of his size,
It was his charisma.
As kids used to walk a trail home from school,
A trail that would have been
A perfect dump site for a body…

So why could this charming, charismatic, fun-loving
Kid who saved others, not save himself?
From being a victim of a fatal shot to the abdomens,
He was taken too young.
 

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Reviewed by Ronald Hull 5/18/2014
He was in the wrong place at the wrong time? Or someone was jealous of his ability to charm others. Could be anything, but it's a terrible waste when a good kid like that doesn't make it a high school.

Ron

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