Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Jamey.
He wasn’t the coolest person in school. He wasn’t the most popular person. One thing that he was, was true to himself. He had a huge heart, and was always accepting of everyone. I never spoke to him in person, but I did talk to him via his blog a bunch of times. He wasn’t a good kid, he was an amazing kid. He had such a bright future being true to himself. He never would have bullied someone for being different. He never would have taken his friends for granted. He was an incredible kid.
Unfortunately, we lost Jamey the other day. Everyone is saying that he was bullied beyond his breaking point. It wouldn’t surprise me with how awful our school is. I hope that everyone that was affected by Jamey’s contagious smile will always remember his name, his voice, and his legacy of being a great person to everyone that crossed his path.
It made me angry two weeks ago to see that a post casually had the word “fag” as a slang term on it. You don’t think about it until something like this happens. When it does, everyone has a moment where they think about what they’ve said. If you really think back, you find something that you may have said that you could take back, but when it’s a kid at your school, you think about the last thing you said to him. I can remember that the last thing I wrote to him was “I’m always here to listen if you need me.” He said thank you, and that was the last time. I wish I could have helped. I wish I could have done something. It just sucks to know that something like this has to happen for people to realize that what they’re saying never falls on deaf ears.
I don’t care if you reblog this post, I don’t care if you like it, I just wanted Jamey’s story out there. I hope that all of you can find it in your heart to be a little nicer to people due to a loss at my high school. Whether you help get Jamey’s story out there, or you help someone else with their story, make sure you do the right thing.
Thanks for listening.
(via ladder-tothestars)
