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In memory of
April 05, 2008 @ 06:29:42 am
Please read all, its not just the lyrics to a song . . .

Partial lyrics of Waterfalls by TLC

A lonely mother gazing out of her window
Staring at her son that she just can't touch
If at any time he's in a jam, she'll be by his side
But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much
But all the praying just ain't helping at all
Cause he can't seem to keep his self out of trouble
So he goes out and he makes his money the best way he knows how
Another body laying cold in the gutter
Listen to me

Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast

. . . . . . . .

I seen a rainbow yesterday
But too many storms have come and gone
Leaving a trace of not one God given ray
Is it because my life is ten shades gray
I pray all ten fade away, seldom praise him for the sunny day
And like his promise is true
Only my faith can undo the many chance I blew
To bring my life to anew
Clear blue and unconditional skies have dried the tears from my eyes
No more lonely cries
My only bleeding hope
Is for the folk who can't cope with such an enduring pain
That it keeps 'em in the pouring rain
Whose to blame for tooting caine into your own vain
What a shame, you shoot and aim for someone else's brain
You claim the insane, and name this day and time
For fall and pray to crime
I say the system got you victim to your own mind
Dreams are hopeless aspirations and hopes are coming true
Believe in yourself
The rest is up to me and you


Never has this song by TLC stuck more in my head than today, when my best friend's 15 year old brother was shot through a man's backdoor for attempting to break in his house. He wasn't even in the house. He was shot for breaking glass. He had no weapon. He was no threat, but the guy who shot him was apparently scared enough to take the life of a child. The boy was not a bad one. He just had got messed up with some bad people. But he was good. He was a great friend, and a great brother. I know there are plenty of people who would say, he was breaking in, got what he deserved, he was a criminal. But just as much as he was in the wrong, he was someone's son, someone's friend, someone's brother. He mattered a great deal to me. My husband and self had told him too many times that the road he was traveling would never end well, but honestly I don't think it ever really occurred to me that he could die. He was loved so dearly, and I hope his memory is not one of a criminal but one of a kid caught up in the wrong kind of life. What I can hope even more than that is that anyone who reads this who ever has a chance to second guess before they pull the trigger, that they will take that second to think, and not. And I hope that people can realize the world is not a fair place, and try as we may to avoid it, the worst will always seek out the worst. I hope that those on the same path as my friend's brother will realize that a slippery slope will lead to a fall, and that fall could be the last breath you ever have. But more than all of that, I hope that the ones you hold dear to you, your children, friends, lover, or anyone you care for genuinely, you will take the time to set them down and tell them that they are most certainly headed for trouble when they indeed are and make them listen. I can't help but think if I had told him just one more time or even if I had said it less jokingly or if I had just been there to stop him, he would not have been shot in the head. We second guess ourselves, blame ourselves. I know more than likely there was nothing I could do. But it will forever be in my mind that if I had a possibility to change things, I simply just didn't take it. Please for all those out there, think about what you do when you shoot someone. It is taking a life. And if you know someone who risks their life often by means and for an end that is completely unjustified, stop them any way you know how. The death of a fifteen year old boy is not a political statement. It is not a arguement for gun control. It is not a lesson learned. It is a completely unfair reality that happens far too often, and we, all of us, have the power in some way to stop it. The best thing we can do for all of those taken too soon is to give in their memory an effort to change the circumstances that lead to those events. We can make sure that our children and those of others don't die at the hands of society where they don't believe they fit. And never let the unsaid remain that way. Tell people often how much you love them, and when they are wrong, love them anyway. You never know when that chance will be taken from you forever.

You had such potential, Eros.
In an instant many people who took you for granted
Realized how much you mattered
And that includes me
My life is completely altered by knowing you
You taught me more than I imagined a teenager could
And I will miss you
And think of you
And I hope the memories that everyone has of you
Will be as pleasant as those I have
Wherever you are now
I hope that you are happy and peaceful
And that you are the guardian angel
For all those who are tempted to take the path
That led to your early death
Keep them safe and be their comfort and conscience
An energy like yours never dissapates
It simply changes form
And I know you are here with us, still.

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Tequila_Sunrise

Bom Chika wah wah ..

New Post! April 05, 2008 @ 06:38:09 am
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iwannano

Mountain William

New Post! April 05, 2008 @ 06:58:37 am
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1st, my condolences to the family and friends of this young boy who had such a short time here. I personally know the pain a parent experences when a child passes , When we bury a child we are buring our future,,

KUDOs to you for expressing the hope that when someone comes in contact with a young person on the wrong track going down the wrong path that they try to help the young person get right ,so this kind of sorrow and pain won't be experenced by another parent or friends of a young person.


I'm afraid your right about people thinking 'he was a criminal he got what he deserved.' and when a person is breaking glass to break into anothers home ,that home owner or renter does not know if the 'criminal' has a gun or not it's not just a threat its the action of the 'criminal the makes the reaction of the resident that makes them protect them selves.


lexxel

New Post! April 05, 2008 @ 07:00:48 am
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jeanettesianrachel

New Post! April 05, 2008 @ 03:12:07 pm
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someone such as he has,has gone to a loveky place full of peace and im sure will be a guardian angel for someone.when someone as loved has he passes on they are carried in our hearts and memories,its hard and i know this when its a child that goes but children are the purest that is why they make good angels and he is with you still


autumnsmama

New Post! April 05, 2008 @ 03:54:07 pm
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