You said today-

today was supposed to be a day of unity.

A day of unity for her.

But instead of having a day of unity 

that won't do anything in the long run-

Just stop!

Stop doing awful things

to people that did nothing to you!

You said it was self defense,

somebody was hurt-

I don't believe you.

You shot her,

you shot her three times,

you prevented her from getting help.

You said you had your own help for her.

I don't believe you.

You said she ran somebody over,

but then the one that was "run over"

walked up to her car without a scratch.

When you say all of these things,

I don't think I believe you.

i walked down the street
the streets i once used to know 
filled with regrets and heavy with burdens 
of what once happened here

i walked down the street 
a block or so down 
and i stood and watched the wreckage caused by a destroyer
as it seeped over everywhere we once used to know

The last thing that brought a smile to my lips was a school hallway interaction. A girl who I'd never seen passed me, and gave me the biggest smile. It quite literally felt like sunlight seeping to my core. Even when she had passed me, there was still a trace of a smile on my face. And that reminded me of something. 

When I was little, I used to play a game with my sister when we would take our bicycles around Burlington. The game went like this; each person who would smile back at us on the bike path was worth one point, and we would compete to get the most points. We would smile hugely until our face muscles felt tight. I remember how much my own smile and my sister's would tint my day with joy. What a beautiful time.