When The World Spins Without You

This summer has been like a song. Not the ordinary, run of the mill songs you listen to a hundred times and can replay on your i-Pod whenever you're heart desires. But the kind you hear on the radio and gets you really caught up in the moment. As if the whole world is spinning with out you and none of life's numerous problems exist for a split moment. This trance can flip your world around. Well, this was my summer. Everyday brought a new adventure. Whether it was spending hours chilling at Derek's house playing our favorite rock band songs and listening to his Mom tell us stories of the old days bringing to hysterical laughter, or traveling out of the country with all most no pre-planning and still having an amazing time. The friends I shared this summer with were great. I couldn't of had the same experience without them.

But just like that special song, the magic can only last so long. All good things must come to an end. Reality comes crashing down shattering the hopes of dreams. All the worries that escaped you for the briefest of moments stalk your livelihood once again.

My summer is over and I am left with the sad reality that my friends are moving on without me. They are going off to college to pursue their dreams and have the times of their lives. I am not. I am left in Burlington, living with my family with very few friends left to pass the time. As they grow up, I stay a boy. It's hard to know that those you were so close to are off making new friends and almost in a way forgetting about their past. The past you are still living in. I stay awake for countless hours grieving over my turmoil and I have to face the sad truth that I am alone. I don't understand what is so "good" about saying "good"bye. You are left with nothing but the fading memory of the times you have shared. Sure the constant communication helps, but its still not the same. Maybe the only good part about saying goodbye is knowing that you had good moments that are worth saying goodbye too. Life would be so much easier if all your loved ones just stayed with you all the time, for eternity. But that is being greedy. It's not fair to hold people back from their potential and I'm sure that when my future kicks off to a start, I will fall into the same footsteps of my friends. It's important to hold onto the memories you have shared and never let them go. Use the lessons you have learned from them and use them to live your life. As they say, "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened!"

So now the music might have ended, but the melody shall live on!