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Lesson Learned (from Boyhood Tales)
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Lesson Learned (from Boyhood Tales) |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas 
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Lesson Learned (from Boyhood Tales) Growing up is always hard. Learning life's lessons, harder still. Colleen was a lesson in boy-girl relationships. A lesson learned, hard. When she looked at me I got all warm and squiggly inside. Sparkling bright blue eyes saw my soul, sent shivers up and down my spine, hung me over the brink of wanting, longing… what I knew of love was eating me alive, bashfulness between me and her, kept my desires, needs, tied in knots. Tongue-tied, muttering, wanting only to run I struggled to be like others, personable, outgoing, entertaining, a real person, but at best, my efforts were never known. Finally, after much prodding and coaxing, having been assured she'd say yes, I stood on my tongue and asked her 'out', gave her my ring, then all but ran away, falling into a miasma of profound, bashful, fear. I dropped off the earth when it came to her. I couldn't face her, talk with her, be near her, and then I died when she handed back my ring saying her parents said she couldn't go steady, she was sorry… She clutched my hand, kissed me gently on the lips, turned, walked out of my life. We were in the seventh grade… I failed that year, even the lesson I learned. w. james beard, jr. © February 2001 |
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JLR Senior Member
since 2001-02-04
Posts 1785 |
This so made me smile...and remember a boy named Joel. Thank you! |
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Packratmike Senior Member
since 2001-02-25
Posts 632California, USA |
Gosh, did this ever take me back to the incredibly shy school boy I was. Enjoyable read. Thanks. Mike |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
PRM--Lets hear it for incrediable shy school boys...question - are school girls shy...never met one is why I ask??? JLR - Should always remember our long lost friends...like Joel...feels neat huh?? jwesley [This message has been edited by jwesley (edited 04-02-2001).] |
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Packratmike Senior Member
since 2001-02-25
Posts 632California, USA |
Heck jw, I was too shy to find out. LOL |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
Girls don't get shy unti later. I liked this very much. Joyce |
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Ah, the memories, jwesley, you conjure up. Didn't have my first date until I was a Junior in high school. Sports was my life...went to the drive-in movie with a cheerleader...double-dating with me and my date in the back seat.. Halfway through the movie she rolls over on top of me and I pushed her across the seat and said "What are you doing??" Last date with her, needless to say. I've never pushed one away since  |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Go find her! Obviously she still takes up your thoughts. This was excellent, and you've brought it flooding back to so many. <*\\\>< |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
Loved it! Kathleen Blake |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Thank you all...kinda put a lot of the shyness away, but it's still more of a plague than it should be...holds me back in a lot of ways....but, I can live with it, now. jwesley |
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