Walk Away, Maybe;

an Essay Walking On When You Want to Stop

by Chris Bowdler

9th Grade English

Pine Point School

11/3/2011

I really like the song, “Walk On”, by U2, as it really makes me think that there is no better place to be than where I am now; but there are also times when I can’t help but feel incredibly sad. There is such a great message of love in,”Walk On’, and if you truly love someone you will leave everything behind to be with them. But then it makes me realize that not everyone falls in love with someone else or has to leave someone who they love behind. Never have I ever listened to a song that speaks to me, that owns me, that makes me believe that there is really true love out there, and makes me wish that everyday could be better than the last.

Everyone in the world has someone who they would rather not say goodbye to. I have a friend who lives 3,000 miles away from me, that’s an eight hour plane ride across the Atlantic Ocean! I get to see my friend once a year, if I’m lucky! But when it comes time to say goodbye, I cannot do it, I cannot bring my self to say goodbye, I cannot pull myself away.(Asyndenton) There is a line in, “Walk On”, where Bono sings “And love, it's not the easy thing the only baggage that you can bring not the easy thing, the only baggage you can bring is all that you can't leave behind.” This is how I feel about seeing my friend. I don’t have enough time with him, and when I depart I don’t have much to bestow(FAST) upon him except the memories that we have shared. This song for me shows me the reality; it makes me recall(FAST) how much I miss my friend, and then I realize what a great friend I have. He is kind, he is funny, and he means the world to me.( Anaphora)

“Walk on”, is clearly about falling in love, just like how in, “A Raisin in the Sun” Beneatha clearly falls in love with Asagai. You can tell so easily that Asagai and Beneatha have deep feelings for each other. Whenever Asagai is around Beneatha becomes uncharacteristically(FAST) shy and somewhat gentile even, which is different from her usual aggressively defensive(Antithesis) nature . Secondly Asagai brings Beneatha lavish gifts, brings her great hope, brings inspiration. (Asyndeton)   Asagai and Beneatha should listen to Bono’s advice in the song, “Walk On”.  Bono says “All that you fashion, all that you make all that you build, all that you break, all that you measure, all that you feel all this you can leave behind.” This makes me think of how Beneatha can’t bring herself to admit that she really likes Asagai, she just won’t admit she likes him, even when he proposes, she pushes him away. Bono has great advice for everyone, if you are in love don’t push the person away out of fear, let your true emotions be heard. Have kindness, have hope, have trust, and have lots and lots of love. (Anaphora)

I really like the song, “Walk On”, by U2, as it really makes me think that there is no better place to be than where I am now; but there are also times when I can’t help but feel incredibly sad. The message of true love is undeniable, and inescapable(FAST). Unfortunately the great sadness of having to leave your way of life behind for love is also present when you listen to this song. This  song speaks to me like no other, and makes me realize how great life can be if you follow your heart and do what you know,what you believe is right.

Self Assessment:

one thing I still have to work on, embarrassingly is coma splices, I have problems with using coma in the correct place. I think that the strongest point of this writing is my anaphora and asyndenton, because it flows really well and blends into the sentence. one of the weaker point I see in this essay is my closing sentence as it is not very strong. I think that this essay deserves a B+.