Halls of Battle

[bloodredtears]

*Authors note: This poem will probably not be considered a tragedy to anyone but me, but since it affects me personally it is quite a tragedy indeed. A little background. This poem is about BHS, the school I graduated from. It is closing down. There will no longer be concerts, sports, yearbooks or anything from that. This is a huge chunk of my past, so I wrote a few poem commemortating and expressing my thoughts and feelings about this.

Halls of Battle
4/2/04
3:05 pm

Memories last for a lifetime
dreams we never let go
sharing love and laughter
in one another we grow

From the first to the last
we gave all we had to give
missing things is now a part
of the lives we all must live

We're like a broken home
with bonds stretched thin
we stuggle to hold together
not wanting them to win

But bonds are broken
something chem class taught
and separation we'll endure
after the battle we had fought

Although tears are being shed
and pain has gripped us tight
the memories will be with us always
to guide us through each night

And though the halls will be empty
the spirit will live within
you may have broken the bonds
but the memories will always win

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Yeah... It sucks that a place you practically spent a good part of your life is being shut down. *huggle* Anyway... I thought that this piece fit in perfectly with what's going on. Even if someone didn't know of the situation, they'd probably be able to relate to this in some way. I liked it.

[John Barnett]

Wow Kris, this was really great, I love the imagery and everything, this was really good. I know the emotion that surrounds your HS, mine is still up but if something happened to it, I know I'd be devastated. I hate that this is happening to you and your school, that really does suck, but you know, the memories will never die, they'll always live inside your heart and soul because they are a part of who you are and where you came from, that can never be changed, remember that. The people who were there with you, they'll also share those same memories and it will always be with them too, so if you ever need a refreshing of your old HS days, perhaps you could always contact one of them...just a thought. Hope it helps.

[rinna(on leave...for eternity)]

i hated the people in my school. but i loved my school and was proud to be a student there. this is really sweet, sorry it's shutting shop.
x rinna x

[bloodredtears]

thanks for all your replies...they mean alot...today was the last day it was open...and sunday is graduation...it'll be the last event there...so this weekend kind of sucks already....but meh...i'll get over it!