Starry Sky
Certain things make me think of certain people. When I was a teen (maybe 15 or 16) I remember standing in David Ruiz's front yard (well, more towards the sidewalk) and he and I shared a view of the nightsky and it was awesome. He pointed out Orion's belt to me and that moment has stuck with me over the years. It was one of those nights that the stars shined so bright even admist the crowding of the street lamps, and the not so far away football field lights at the gym that neighbored our housing area.
Now, even as an adult, about 20 years later, I still feel David standing next to me saying, "There it is, those 3 dots," and pointing, seemingly from my gaze, at the cluster of stars that canvased the night, everytime I look up at the speckled matrix of our universe.
I miss my friend. Like any couple of childhood friends, we had our ups and downs. There were times that I cried because of something he did or said. There times that I gave him the silent treatment. And he always knew when he went too far, and he always apologized. We also had some good times. David was always fun to hang out with. Where ever he was was a good time and good laughs. I love him. And I must've meant/mean something to him because he wrote to me when he enlisted in the military. And when his wife was pregnant with their first child I receive a surge of correspondence from him.
David will always hold a special place in my heart. The reminder of that place in my heart is the starry sky, specifically, Orion's Belt.
Now, even as an adult, about 20 years later, I still feel David standing next to me saying, "There it is, those 3 dots," and pointing, seemingly from my gaze, at the cluster of stars that canvased the night, everytime I look up at the speckled matrix of our universe.
I miss my friend. Like any couple of childhood friends, we had our ups and downs. There were times that I cried because of something he did or said. There times that I gave him the silent treatment. And he always knew when he went too far, and he always apologized. We also had some good times. David was always fun to hang out with. Where ever he was was a good time and good laughs. I love him. And I must've meant/mean something to him because he wrote to me when he enlisted in the military. And when his wife was pregnant with their first child I receive a surge of correspondence from him.
David will always hold a special place in my heart. The reminder of that place in my heart is the starry sky, specifically, Orion's Belt.