You Are What You Were When ( Teen Moments)

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Wilfred Yeats
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since 2000-08-04

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Wilmington, Delaware

0 posted 2001-04-23 11:41 PM

(Back in the Eighties - a prominent Sociologist named Massey - dewvelopied a premise - that much of how we spend/react in later life - is based on our teen age decade:You Are What You Were When - thus this bit of writing

(Memorable Teen Moments)

Going through my teens

Memorable teen moments
Golly, there were so many
A mere 7 years from twelve to twenty
Peeking through a keyhole
And having a spontaneous wet dream.
My first French Kiss,
My first cigarette
Getting drunk (and sick) for the first time

Dad thought I was old enough
And smart enough -
To try to operate the car
For the first time
"Back it up a little bit"
and I smashed it into my uncle's ...

Believe it or not -
I was out of my teens
Before I touched a breast.

We were years before our time,
In other ways
A nice respectable city park
Police said
"No entry after dark"
As one of four frustrated young men
Counter-culture
Next morning a picnic bench
Found floating in park lake.

When I was 16
They told mom
She had a year to live.
They were very accurate.
When I was 17
She died.

Somehow -I found the strength
To support my grieving dad
Down the aisle of the church.

No one - expected her to go first.

Smiling scene - pasted in memory
Coming home with lipstick on collar
Mom laughing under her breath.

Smiling scene - pasted in memory
Coming home drunk as a skunk
Bringing Bob home to sleep in our rec room.
While I fumble for key
He's leaning against doorbell
My mom, grinning -as usual lets us in.

Graduation,
First summer job
Getting stood up for a date

Starting college -
Not realizing -
How truly carefree those days were.

[This message has been edited by Wilfred Yeats (edited 04-24-2001).]

Sunshine

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1 posted 2001-04-24 01:14 PM

How truly carefree indeed....amazing what we rush ourselves into, just to look behind and see how much we've lost...

well done, Mr. Yeats!

Krawdad
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since 2001-01-03

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2 posted 2001-04-24 01:43 PM

Wil,
"The child is father to the man", or perhaps the teenager, tho' for me, the college years were perhaps the momentous ones. I haven't written about that . . . probably should . . . there is so much to write about and so little time . . .
Thanks, Wil, I always enjoy your contributions.

Krawdad
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[This message has been edited by Krawdad (edited 04-25-2001).]

Paula Finn
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missouri

3 posted 2001-04-25 12:52 PM

So many things...so many memories...so wondefully written as always sweet poet

Sunnyone
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Staffordshire, England

4 posted 2001-04-26 04:13 PM

Oh, yes....we share some similar memories!
You really don't appreciate all the little life experiences when you are that young, but isn't it nice that we can look back and smile later on, and even shed a tear over the memories that we didn't think we would ever survive....good thoughts to you, my friend...

Live...Love...Be grateful for both!!

Wilfred Yeats
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Wilmington, Delaware

5 posted 2001-04-27 11:46 AM

I'm writing (and have written) a number of these 'pieces' - If, God forbid, I'm run over by a beer truch prematurly - I hope my 'kids' (now 30 & 33) will find them - and know something of their father

so - that you enjoy them too - almost second place - thank you

kaile

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6 posted 2001-08-22 06:30 AM

i read and was touched and couldn't help laughing at the line when yeats had his spontaneous wet dream

passing shadows
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7 posted 2004-04-21 04:05 AM

very touching piece...loved this!

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