::Another Week, Another Open Mic Night Around the Way::
So yeah, I started writing something totally new for this week's open mic night. It's been about a year since I've lost one of my friends in a very sad accident. It could have totally been avoided, and after reflecting on her passing after the year anniversary I'm more pissed off now than I ever was when I first found out she was gone. She's a year younger than I am and I unfortunately let myself get caught up in college life. All the working to be able to go to school. Before I graduated high school, we would hang out a lot. Either at school or when we'd get together for AYSO practice. We'd talk about whatever, have tons of laughs, and just acted silly together. She was one of the people who I could talk to any time, even after not being in contact for a while, and it was always all good. We never had hard feelings towards each other, and I regret that I let myself lose touch with her when we had just started to get closer. After trying to write this piece, I can honestly say that I'm having the hardest time trying to articulate the anger I still feel after all this time. I mean after getting to know her family and her struggles I'm just at a loss for words because she was taken away by some selfish bastard. She was all ready to move onto college, but that didn't happen because last summer some assholes decided to street race. She was coming home with a friend, whom I didn't have the pleasure to meet. From what I understand they had stopped at a red light, everything was clear and they proceeded to make a right turn. Then from around the corner of one of the cross streets two cars came zooming out, and one of the cars slammed right into her. Of course she and her friend died, and the fucking asshole who hit her lived. He plead guilty and got off easy. What a load of BULLSHIT. He knew he was racing, illegally, on surface streets. He knew he was breaking the law and he knew his actions were potentially fatal. So yeah, that's the story, morning glory. I'm going to post my new work after I've performed it. Just know that it's coming. I gotta get back to trying to convey the anger, resentment, sadness, and regret that I have. It's time I actually really confronted this issue. I mean I'd think about it off and on, but I've never just flat out confronted it and let people know how much I've been affected. Time to go! Catch you all later!
Random Blurb: What's the glory in racing on the streets? Where no one can see that you escaped defeat?
posted by Rochelle @ 10:19:00 AM
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