Jun 07, 2004 21:46
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Fuck, I'll answer it... Hello?
Harris? I don't.. No, I don't know a Harris...
He died.. that sucks.. #50 on my team? Doesn't ring a bell... No?
He's 20? Fuck that's awful... Right here in Norway? Where's he from?
Pembine? Fuck, you mean Willis? Fuck... Yeah.. That sucks... look I don't really want to hear about this.. I want to go. Bye mom.
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One phrase to describe the kid - He's just like me. We're the same age range, we both love athletics, we both play Semi-Pro ball as a means to see where we can go with it... Now, he's gone. I'll never see him again.
I'm not going to sit here and bitch and moan like he was my best friend, he wasn't.
I mean, he was a cool guy - He was ALWAYS fucking cheery - ALWAYS had something nice to say. I wish I would have got to know him better - but I didn't, and I can deal with that. I can even deal with the fact that he died because of mistakes made by the police department - or that I should have been with him - I would have caught a ride home with him if I went out with the team like I was invited to do so. He has to pass my house to get home, in Pembine WI. I may have been with him, Mark Willis. His life ended too soon - cut down before he was even an adult - to me, 15-25 is the worst time to die, all the attachments, little experience.. its just.. the worst.
What really unnerves me, is I've gone through life thinking I'm indestructible, I thought it deep in my heart. I said those words TODAY, seriously.
Now, a kid, just like me - Just like me, is gone. Done. His life has expired. I don't know, it makes you think. In a way, at least this is a lesson I've learned. I needed to learn, and I'm going to thank him when I attend his services.
From here on out, I will never seriously utter the words "I'm indestructible" again.
I love you Mark Willis, you were a chill guy, and I wish I had gotten to know you better.
What has been done is done, and you should be proud that you had a positive effect on me, and I'm sure countless other people you care about even more than me. Condolences to his family. It's an awful thing that happened on SO MANY levels and I hope the people responsible are reprimanded, and we can learn never to make this mistake again. And once again, thank you.
That's all I can say. Good bye.