A life lost to soon :( RIP Matt Pierce

[s.h.star]

Dear Matt,

I can't believe your gone, I am still in shock after reading about your death on myspace. I can't believe it has been 6 years since you passed and I had no idea. It makes me so sad that we had lost touch to that extreme. I read you have a daughter and she misses you very much. That makes it even worse because I am a mother now and I know how important a daddy is. The reason I never called you back in 02 was because of the people who were hanging out with. I knew they bad REAL BAD. I just didn't want to be around that so I just let you go. Thinking back, I wish I could have influenced you in a positive way and got you away from that crowd. But the truth is I never could have because I wasn't that strong back when I was 17 and didn't fit in with the right crowd myself. I was to busy being a rebel to see what needed to be done to possibly save your life. I know it was one of those guys who shot you and left you for dead in the street. I don't know if I met your killer or not but it would make sense that it was someone associated with those pieces of shit. When I think about the way you died i also remember back in elementary school when me. you & Ash B were sitting on the stone bench and you got jumped by 12 dudes and then you walked home and got your cousin then ended up getting arrested. I was like dAMN that is so unfair Matt is the victim here. It seems that you were a victim from the start. You and me connected well because we were both too nice for the ghetto. I prayed to God to help me get a better life than that and worked hard and I made it out of there almost 3 years ago. Unfortunately your life ended before you had that chance. I pray that your killer is in prison or dead himself. I remember the happy times we had. Like the time at the Haunted House where we held hands. And when you showed up at my front door because you were bored. I remember all the times we shared and I wish we had more... You were one of my favorite people and I will always love and remember you :) GOODBYE MATT