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Goodbye


It was on an usual August day This story is not easy to say Without getting all teary eyed Knowing it was my last goodbye I knew it from the ring of the phone The person speaking though was unknown I knew it from my grandma's expression It was full of depressing devastation I felt a shiver down my back I felt a mini heart attack I knew something was wrong; no doubt at all I sat there wondering what was said on the call Wondering that person who called may be Wondering if what they said would affect me Soon my mom comes to the door This is one of the worst things i've had to endure She kneeled down in front of me Told me the sorrowful news and said "I'm sorry" At first I was stunned then broke down in tears Death was always one of my greatest fears Death is horrible- the worst thing of all Especially when you hear from that terrifying call When you get, you'll always break down and cry Mainly because you have realized it's Goodbye It was two people- my uncle and aunt It is something no one would ever want To lose someone you loved Because of an accident someone else caused My aunt- her name was Jarelyn The best she was; I don't know where to being She was always there for me Now her I will never see My uncle was the other person I lost The person who took their lives never paid the cost My uncle was fun and full of jokes When I heard he was gone, I just choked The way their lives were taken Was from one of the deadliest creations A car crashed right into them because of a driver's mistake He ran through a red light, couldn't he just wait? This man must live with the guilt of what he did to my family and I The least he could do is apologize. He knows what it did was wrong And this he will know for very long Some people might say it was destiny But all I ask is "God why did you take them from me? "Why couldn't you keep him here?" "Why did you have me shed these many tears?" You took them from me and I don't know what to do My feelings now resemble the color blue I miss them so much and My heart feels torn apart I can't believe they're gone forever The time I had with them I will forever treasure When I think about them I want to cry But I know it's already Goodbye Guys, I wish we were still all together But just know, I will miss you forever I am so sorry we had to part this way But just know we will meet again one day <3 In Remembrance of Jarelyn Lopez and Hector Lopez
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