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Fifteen Minutes

mixedmusic333's picture
Submitted by mixedmusic333 on July 2, 2008 - 23:22.

I knew
fifteen minutes before
the entire state and
I knew
before the whole country and
I watched
men and women I've always watched
since I was born
not understand and I
saw it in their faces
what they didn't want
to see it coming. I
knew the minute I wrote it
down, I heard
an Amber Alert for the
first time today...
and I knew
fifteen minutes
before we were able to
say it out loud. I knew
they'd found her and
I knew she wasn't alive.

It makes me sick that
I knew to expect it
even on Sunday when there was
hope.

My initial reaction to watching the press conference held this afternoon and the announcement of the discovery of Brooke Bennett's remains.

Usagi's picture

I felt something similar.

Submitted by Usagi on July 2, 2008 - 23:29.

I felt something similar. It's horrible.

mixedmusic333's picture

I knew before the

Submitted by mixedmusic333 on July 2, 2008 - 23:34.

I knew before the newscasters knew and it didn't feel right to see them react...

I don't even like thinking about it.

Poet_Jessica's picture

i saw that too. it tore my

Submitted by Poet_Jessica on July 3, 2008 - 11:26.

i saw that too. it tore my heart out, and i dont even know her. its so sad when an innocent life is taken for greedy and foolish reasons.
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Last night in my bed, I stared up at the stars in the sky and thought, "WHERE THE HELL IS THE CEILING?!"

hahaa i love that quote...

mixedmusic333's picture

I know what you mean. And

Submitted by mixedmusic333 on July 4, 2008 - 13:34.

I know what you mean. And even when we know we should expect that this sort of thing can happen anywhere, it's always such a shock...

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