Hour 8: Inspired by The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Paul Newman and a ride home

Orphaned boy looking at sunsets

Sharks circle, surround, hold him down

Choking, gasping, water runs red

One boy left with the blood, another left dead

Runaways- Outlaws- Gone with the Wind

Blonde disguise- Bologna sandwiches and cigarettes to pass the time

Church and innocence consumed by flame

Smoke filled lungs strangled

Burnt fleshed heroes

A light extinguished from gentle eyes- too soon

Denial, acceptance, a letter slips free

“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Do it for me….”

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