Ellis Slater Biography

Two ends of a spectrum, always separate
One shimmering while the other flickering
Both always extremely temperate
The timeless bond, yet always bickering
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Balloons are often released in remembrance of someone or some event, like victims of a bombing, the bombing itself, or a new baby. According to the University of Michigan, about 3,604 balloons were found on the shore of Great Lake Michigan in 2017. Another report in 2016 by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the World Economic Forum said that if the current rate of plastic pollution continues, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050. Scientists estimate that there are about three trillion five hundred billion fish in the ocean currently.

Now, you are probably wondering, ‘What does this have to do with anything? Sure, I know it is a problem, but I can't do anything about that. I am just one person.' Yes, you are only one person, but what if I changed the scenario? Looking at America's Health Ranking website, they report about 100,000 suicides from teens from the ages 15-19 in one year. There are about 21.05 million teens in the exact same age group. What do you say now? It only takes one person that reaches out to change someone's outlook? Let me ask, have you ever been that one person for someone? 100,000 friends of mine are dying each year because people turn a blind eye, but once they have had enough and tie that noose, that is when everyone cares and mourns! They release balloons into the sky as a symbol of your memory.
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I am walking through the halls, my breathing shallow.
Dangerous thoughts are tainting others' simple actions.
The only thing this shows is my overflowing callow;
Thoughts like to go for effect, causing overreactions.
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I didn't believe adults saying "Life flashes by"
That they were just old and tired
Now I get it, but the bar is too high
There's nothing I can do, except sigh
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I am weak
So weak, I cannot ask for help
I am weak for freezing
Weak for crying myself to sleep
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