Ashoorina Youkhana

January 13, 2013

AP Language & Comp
Killed Innoene
I !as one s"opped #y an old man, looking "o #e around $% "o &0 years
old' (o" op"ed "o )udge a" suh a *uik glane, I !as !ondering !ha" made
him s"and ou"side in "his 1$ degree !ea"her a" "he same par"iular spo"' +e
!as !earing a grey ,leee s!ea"er aompanied #y a long !in"er sar,
undernea"h i", reahing "o his knees' I !as -ery held #ak, onsidering he
!as shi-ering and pu,,ing "he old air ou" o, his sad."o.say, deaying lungs'
Looking up "o "he spo" o, "he loa"ion, he !as amped ou"side a surgial
en"er ,or adul"s and hildren' I *ues"ioned my ousin !ho !as !i"h me a"
"he "ime' /e !ere !alking home ,rom "he gym "oge"her as I !as sending her
a men"al message !hen !e approahed "he man'
01m !ha" do you "hink "his old guy gonna say "o us2 I hope he3s no" no
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5he old man gre! )us" "he righ" amoun" o, energy "o shi," his hands
"oge"her, #egging and pleading us "o do him a ,a-or' +e !as speaking -ery
,as", ye" e-ery !ord spilling ou" o, his !rinkled maroon.red lips !ere
preise and omprehensi#le'
0Ladies' Young !omen le" me speak "o you ,or a *uik minu"e' 5his
3hopsi"al3 is killing #a#ies4 5hey are allo!ing "o opera"e on !omen !ho !an"
a#or"ions and I an3" see any hild die4 Please "ake "his ,lyer and share i" !i"h
your lo-ed ones and ,riends' Please help me, and all "he unheard li""le #a#ies
"ha" !on3" ge" a hane "o see a day on "his ear"h' 5hank you and 6od #less
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I" seemed as i, my !hole -ie!poin" on li,e had suddenly hanged' I
)us" gra##ed "he ,lyer, said 3"hank you3, and !alked a!ay !i"h "he #igges"
reali"y hek'' A old #ree7e "rikled do!n my spine as i, i" )us"
mys"eriously "ra-eled "hrough my oa" and up my shir"' +o! ould one man
!ho is a#ou" "o see his ,inal days #e so onerned a#ou" our presen"
genera"ion2 I" had me "hinking #eyond my #reaking poin"' I gre! in,uria"ed
and ready "o rage ,rom dis#elie,' All "his guy !an"ed !as some peae o,
mind "ha" our soie"y ould +8P9:1LLY de-elop' +o! are !e allo!ing
"his "o our !i"hou" deeply "hinking a#ou" i"2 5he poli"is, de#" in our
eonomy, rimes, and all "he o"her issues "ha" !e are #rough" upon daily is
all "ha" really seemed "o ma""er''
/e3re #linded' ;linded #y "he ignorane o, humans around us'
+umans !ho !an" no"hing "o do !i"h "he su#)e" o, "he ma""er #eause i"
doesn't in-ol-e "hem' ;u", !ha" makes us more o#liga"ed "o a li,e"ime o,
oppor"uni"y and happiness "ha" a hild does no"2 /ha" makes us more
!or"hy "han a ne!#orn !ho hasn3" ommi""ed any ,aul"s #u" "he na"ural
ourane o, e<is"ing2 I an3" #lame o"hers as muh as I !an" "o #lame
mysel,' 5he urge "o #roadas" "his "o "he !orld !as all my soul !as ahing
,or' I !as dying inside, #u" !i"hou" e-en dying, !hereas #a#ies !ere dying
I(=I>9 and LI59?ALLY dying'
Lus" an some"imes #e hard "o resis", yes I an unders"and "ha"'
Anyone an #e lingered in"o "he onealed lo-e o, se<ual desires' ;u" !ha"
is i" "ha" !e ,ail "o reali7e unoniously2 I" is #eyond "he ,oreplay, orgasms,
and sedu"i-e ,aes genera"ed in "he #edroom'' /e do no" !an" "o hear a#ou"
ge""ing an =5>, +I@, or po"en"ionally sprou"ing a seed Are,,ered "o as a
hildB' /e are ignoran" "o "he ,a" "ha" !e #elie-e i" cannot happen "o us'
(e-er"heless, !e "urn in"o o!ards' Co!ards !hom anno" ,a"hom "ha"
!e3-e ommi""ed an a" o, lus" or una!areness "ha" sparked up a
onse*uene'
0;a#ies are no" asked "o #e #rough" in"o "his !orld' I, you3re no" ready "o
ommi" "o a hild, "hen you are a hild yoursel,' +a-ing enough money "o
pay ,or a#or"ion2 5hen i3m sure you ha-e enough ,or a ondom' 5hey3re
e-en gi-en ,reely a" your loal hospi"al or shool as !ell' (o" #eing
,inanially s"a#le is no e<use "o deal !i"h "he ,aul" you ha-e made' I !an"
"o see a hange in "he !ay !e -ie! "hese issues, #eause no" e-eryone3s
-oie an #e heard' I kno! "ha" e-eryone !ho is up ,or a#or"ion is already
#orn, so no one an say "hey ould rela"e "o a hild #eing pu" "o dea"h'0 5ha"
is e<a"ly !ha" I spoke on my shool podium a" a P5A mee"ing, "!o years
a,"er I had me" "he old man'
Looking do!n a" my audiene o, "eahers, s"uden"s, and paren"s, I
,ound him' 5he old man !as ga7ing #ak a" me !i"h "he same !rinkled.red
lips, ;15 smiling "his "ime' +e !asn3" si""ing do!n' 8n "he #alony he !as
eli-a"ing, and ,rom "ha" momen" I kne!'' I had made "ha" hange he !an"ed
"o see, and I kno! he "old 6od e-ery"hing'
CI" is a po-er"y "o deide "ha" a hild mus" die so "ha" you may li-e as you
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