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The Struggle

December 15, 2015
By buggie99 BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
buggie99 BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
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The world can change in an instant

our world changed within a blink of an eye

some days you just want to crawl up and die

This world is to hostile for me and my son

It is very tough because i don't want to hurt anyone

 

We are trying to go to the coast for warmer climate

but starvation is just bad timing

we would eventually find houses with tons of food

my son thinks taking it is just plain rude 

Then i get him to understand that we need it

even though he doesn't agree to it

 

Along the way we bumped into cannibals

It's hard to believe people could be such animals

we have also met a thief 

me and him were going to start some beef

but then my son told me just to let him be in peace

 

The next couple days i got wounded

the distance we usually traveled decreased

my son knew I was in pain

but my son was strong and didn't complain

to think I was going to make it

 

It was obvious what happened the next day

my son was devastated and didn't know what to say

I told him he will be alright, find the good guys

The hardest part was seeing the tears in his eyes

no...the hardest part was saying goodbye


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