A/N - I wrote these poems around 4 years ago, the summer after grade 8. I just found them now and thought I might as well post them. So here they are...

Memories of a Hero

I watched my best friend Johnny die

I watched in disbelief, trying my best not to cry

His final words to me, stuck in my head

Stay gold Ponyboy, stay gold he said

He was only sixteen years old, still just a kid

He didn't deserve to die, not after all that he did

He didn't want to die, I told him he would be okay, I lied

But then I picked up Gone with the Wind, and found a note inside

He told me the kids had more to live for, and explained the poem I read

He asked me to get Dally to watch a sunset, unfortunately he was also dead

But, finally I realized. He's in a better place and won't be hurt anymore

He's safe up in the clouds, where he won't be hit, bruised or sore

I sit here in the lot, right where me and him laid

And I know I'll always remember my best friend, Johnny Cade