Kendall A. Bell - Poet, Curmudgeon.

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the girl who almost got me left back

my sophomore year of high school
was spent chasing her through the halls
looking for a single moment
to steal with her

I can remember how oblivious I was
the poor grades earned that year
and how my focus
barely wavered from her strawberry blonde hair
the curve of her thighs
and the spattering of freckles on her face

these things made me entirely oblivious
to the nasal tone of her voice
that would now drive me to drink

but at fifteen
she was the center of my thoughts
as I planned a future with
an unwilling partner
my head was never focused

not much has changed

 

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