Genesis

     I always knew this place existed. I already knew where it is, what's in it, and what to expect from that place. I'm calling it spirit because I feel like the park itself has a soul of it's own. Memories, Experiences, and Thoughts have all been apart of this park. At least that's how I've always felt about this park. I've witnessed the changes of seasons in that park. I remember playing on the playground and tripping on my shoelaces and getting a bloody nose and almost breaking my face on the solid dirt. Countless birthdays I've celebrated here, it's almost like every time I come back I'm there at my sixth birthday seeing myself. "Was I really that happy?" I probably was and now it's all coming back to me to give gratitude. The playground didn't last long. Or maybe it did but I didn't realize how I'd never see the park the same again. So, it's become a deserted cemetery with an unknown, uncanny, and dark feeling. With names that knew no one and no one knew them. It's good that the City of Sparks made a memorial for all those people but does anyone really know about this? Or are there people, kids, anyone like me who still visit this place and acknowledge this new perspective of the park? Revisiting this place made me ask myself a lot of possibly unanswerable questions. And all for what?

     Now that my English teacher assigned us with this so-called "Observation Project" I think I'll be able to answer some questions of my own. He's prepared us and expects some very excellent, interesting, and creative works from all his students and including me. I thought to myself, "What the hell am I going to observe?" And then it hit me: the park. Of course I've already been there but maybe I could really put my senses to use for once and maybe even thank this place for what it used to be and what it'll become in the future.

     I composed an idea of how I want to carry out this project. I'm going to observe the park and my dog Lucky because he is my companion and I felt like he is also a part of this park as well. Most of these observations will take place late in the afternoon or during sunset. I've already heard some birds chirp within the treetops and seen cars parked around the park but I doubt people even go to the park. Honestly, there are many things I don't about this park. Damn, I don't even know the name of the park! Other than the few details I've already said I know there's more to come. Listening, Smelling, Seeing, and everything else I'll be doing in that space and report for what I experienced or learned during that time in no specific chronicle. I'll become one with the spirit.