Matthew (RIP)

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Poem by: Criss Sole

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Status: Finished | Genre: Non-Fiction | House: Booksie Classic

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It was my first year of high school. Seems like forever ago. But I will always remember you.

Submitted: November 10, 2015

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"Good morning beautiful," is what he would say to me

At the beginning of every French class

And stand in the doorway waiting for my arrival

Every French class

We were fourteen back then

And like any fourteen-year-old girl

I'd roll my eyes at him to show him I didn't care

But I did

And I would smile as soon as he wasn't looking

Last year of high school came

And I sat in my Religion class listening to the morning announcements

There had been a terrible car accident on the road

Everyone in the vehicle died

I can't remember now if Matt was the passenger or driver

All I understood was that the popular and cute kid I had in my grade 9 French class had passed away

I felt sad. Sure.

But it would take years,

for the gravity of the situation to finally sink in

The boy who'd always stand at the front door, welcoming me to French class

and call me beautiful

was now dead

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Joe Kent Roberts

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Tue, November 10th, 2015 1:46am

We always need to tell them we Love them, or appreciate them, because we never know if we will see them again. I lost my 15-year-old son in a car accident. I lost my 19 year-old daughter in a car accident. The last thing she said to me was, "See You Monday Popster."

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Tue, November 10th, 2015 1:53am

Wow... that is beyond heartbreaking. I am still sad about losing a classmate almost 2 decades ago. But to lose your children! No words can come close to telling you how incredibly sorry I am.

Timesoftrouble

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Tue, November 10th, 2015 4:43am

We all need to show others that we care about them, and words spoken to others with nothing more will never help our conscious if they should die -- and I've had about 9 years of experience from this world of extremely cold heart Christians not even having one kind word to speak, let alone not parting with even a crumb for others in need. When Yehovah's kingdom comes -- all will love each other as meant to be.

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Tue, November 10th, 2015 5:02am

Very true. We always need to show others how much we care, because tomorrow they may be gone. Thank you dear friend for stopping by.

Jeff Bezaire

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Wed, November 11th, 2015 10:41am

There are so many people in our lives who we don't realize make such an impact until they're gone, whether they move away, lose interest in you or pass away. It's only when they're gone that we realize how different we feel, how empty the day is without them there. It's a terrible feeling and a sad moment when it sinks in. Love those around you as much as you can, because you never know when their last day will be.

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Sat, November 14th, 2015 12:39am

That is very true. Thank you for giving it a read.

Miss Lea

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Fri, September 23rd, 2016 2:25am

Sorry for the loss that you experienced Cris. Still, as with everything, the amount of sorrow one feels is the equivalent to the amount of joy and love that was experienced. Your sadness is a testimony to him, that he was loved and his life made a difference. Thanks for letting the world know

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Mon, September 26th, 2016 6:37am

Thank you so much for the kind words. Your comment meant a lot to me Miss Lea.