When I had loss both my Uncle and Grandma I gave them a poem to share.

Will the memories stay?

so many have gone

a better place most say

but I miss them

I want them

those are my memories

will I remember when I'm older

memory decay

gone too fast

too fast to realize

I love you

how I miss them

too close to my heart

now gone

pulling at the seams of me

never let me go

I'll never let you go

Throughout middle school I was part of the Concert and Jazz Band. I loved playing the saxophone it was a new kind of release. But as I went into high school many people discouraged me from going back into band. I still regret till this day that I didn't. I was told academics would bring me success. I finished Chemistry, Math and Biology, but my mind kept wandering back to the time were I played my solos.

Cheers

Fear grows inside me

it rises up like I'm a monster

the lights blind me

I can't see the crowd

I hear the music begin to dim

begin to silence

for me

I'm screaming on the inside

it's hot everywhere

I feel like I'm inside a candle

the music drops to a whisper

I panic as I stand

I enter quick

nervous

Playing

the notes flow

Realize

this is the feeling

the feeling I love

but too soon

too soon it's over

Done

squinting through the crowd

the lights

I see faces

my parents

the lights blind me again

but I saw grins

Proud

Back in 2007 my Grandma had passed away and she was the most inspirational woman. She was my best friend and the nicest person. She passed away on April 18, and soon another disaster occurred... my Uncle June died in a motorcycle accident in the Philippines on April 20. Within the same week two very important people died and left my life. I did write one poem for my Grandma Violet during this time and the feelings for losing both of these people went into this poem. I'll never forget how amazing these two were.

Violets are Sweet

Grandma your my violet

we're together

our names connect us

and so do our hearts

I miss you

and I always will

I still celebrate October 1st

that day you graced the earth

it was a beautiful sunny day

the birds sang for you

You were my best

Best friend..

Best Grandma

My Violets are sweet

English 116

So I remember in Grade 11 our teacher made us write poems everyday before class, so I decided to write my on the movie "Into The Wild" cause I watched it the night before and really enjoyed it. I didn't think it was the best poem, but by the next class the teacher had approached me and said she loved it. She also thought it was a poem about my brother and how he went on an adventure, but lets just keep to the fact that she liked it. So here's my poem from my Grade 11 mind..... Wild Christopher

Wild Christopher

You leave everything

love, family and anything familiar

You leave to find yourself

surviving

living

for months at a time

the ones you love believe you missing

closing yourself in

You need to discover

sleeping in the dirt

You smile

So happy to be close to the earth

name changes

meeting new smiling faces

who strangers could be so kind

But soon

You find your lonely

the familiar leaves that hugged you

are now black walls isolating

time passes

a year grows

You finally discover

the concept of happiness

that you need to share

now you will be happy

but time passed

Your too late

a great adventure was your life

but you've poisoned your body

a mistake to your mind

But you leave crying

Happy tears

good life Christopher

good life.