While Ponyboy and Johnny were in the church, Ponyboy told Johnny about a poem he knew. The poem told about how great life can be in the beginning, and how in can crash in a blink. In Johnny’s letter, he told Ponyboy that bad times will come, so he shouldn’t stress over him dying. He told him it was worth it, when he saved all those kids. He related Ponyboy’s life to the poem they talked about that night at the church. He reminded him how life was better before. Like, having his parents and having his brothers in school. But, then he mentioned to Ponyboy that hard times like himself dying are going to happen. Johnny told Ponyboy to go watch a sunset, like how he used to. To make those golden days come back. Also, Johnny told Ponyboy to tell