On this date last year, two young men lost their lives in a tragic car accident. Today's blog is dedicated to their memory. They both participated in my prevention clubs. Last summer when I had to fill out the "bubble sheets" that recorded the activities they had participated in, I came to the last page of the form. I was supposed to fill in a bubble explaining why they exited the program. That's when I found there was no spot on the government form for death. In fact there was no spot for many of life's occurrences. That's when this poem came to me.
There is no spot on the government for death
There is no spot to mark the joy of of youth.
There is no spot to mark the passing of two beautiful boys
There is no spot to mark the thrill of speed and sudden unexpected tragedy
There is no spot on the government form to mark the heroism of the teacher who doubled as an EMT
Who was there for the last breath of their youth
There is no spot for the tears of a mother's broken heart
A father's sorrow
Or a younger sister's grief
There is no spot on the government form to mark the sadness of friends,
A small town gym packed to standing
To wonder at the suddenness and the sadness and the mystery
Of youth gone too soon
And a town so small that everybody knew them both somehow
There is no spot on the government form to mark the tears of friends so close
That they called each other family
Who grieve to this day
Who wonder to this day
There is no spot on the government form to record the sheer avalanche of smiles
Alan and Dylon
Alan and Dylon
Alan and Dylon
Brought to all who crossed their path
Rest in Peace
Alan and Dylon
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