A Reflection Essay on Life

-Michael Hof

Do you remember your world when you were a small child? Can you picture a single day as a 3rd Grader? Better yet,

can you picture one as a kindergartener? Do you remember your old views and dreams? I do.

I remember my past so very vividly: the games, the friends, the hopes, the ignorant bliss. I remember playing house

with the girl who would be my first love. We would make Witch's Brew in the back and play Olympics in the front. I

remember playing twisted games of Ghost in the Graveyard with the rest of the kids on my street. The rules didn't make sense,

but weren't those the "funnest" games of all? I remember thinking that smoking, drinking, swearing, gangs, and guys getting

their ears pierced were all bad things. I remember my friends agreeing with me.

Things change, though, don't they? Whether you want them to or not, they change. As you get older you make little

exceptions. "Just this once." "One more little thing." "This is the absolute last thing!", and everyone's fav

After a while she asked if she could call me back. She told me she was about to make a drug deal for her boyfriend. It wasn't

My life changed way more than I ever wanted it to. I have changed. My family has changed. The city I grew up in has

The actions of and situations with my friends cause a deep hole in my soul, a pain that is never filled. When a friend

years she got in with the wrong crowd. She hurt those who loved her. Later she got into trouble with the law. We now talk

Change happens without asking, too. Friends move. You move. Fights occur. People just drift apart. People die.

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Ghost Graveyard, Essay Life, Witch's Brew, change happens, remember playing,
Approximate Word count = 847
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)