The Outsiders - Eulogy

I remember when I first met Johnny. He was older and shorter than me. I'll never forget those big black puppy dog eyes that he had. The thick jet-black greasy hair he combed to the side, which was so long that it fell in shaggy bangs across his forehead.

Johnny had no real family. We were his family. His mates were like his brothers. He was the pet of our gang.

Johnny was a true friend, always helping his friends. He'd risk anything for us. He didn't go to school. He spent his time with his mates. He had never left this town. The only time he did was with me for a few weeks.

Johnny loved just being with the people he loved and cared about. We used to go to the drive in with Dally. He would do pretty much anything. He also enjoyed the book "Gone with the Wind." The scar across his face was from when he got bashed. That scar or that memory never stopped never stopped him from doing the things he loved to do.

Johnny cared deeply for his friends. Like I said before, he'd do anything to make them happy. He cared about them so much. We were all the family he never had.

I will never forget Johnny. He was always smiling and having fun with his mates. No matter how much pain he was in. Johnny died because he risked his life to save others.

The one poem that will always remind me of Johnny was written by Robert Frost.

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief.
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.


- Megziee Bro xD