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Monday, March 12, 2012

Mag 108: Bobby Socks and Bare Knees





My memory of the neighbor girl
is burrowed in the back of my mind.
Tucked away all these years
this 7 year olds crush,
this awakening,
this curiosity,
maybe twice my age
definitely older

staked a claim on my thoughts
this afternoon—      why after all these years
do I recall the bobby socks and bare knees
how her flimsy dresses were forever
blowing in my psyche? 


How some cold mornings
her bare arms would grow goose bumps end to end.
I was hopelessly inquisitive about her;
she carried herself affable—  unlike any girls
my own age.  I didn’t even notice.


I knew nothing of pubescent girls at the time.
I only knew there was something different,
this one looked supple but sturdy
and even from a bicycle length
I could smell a difference.

Her father changed jobs
relocating to another area
that May.  I don’t recall
another girl for a long time.


Michael A. Wells

Magpie 108





3 comments:

Helen said...

Reading this .. I let my mind wander back in time, hoping someone from my childhood might think of me the same way. How lovely.

Tess Kincaid said...

Even from a bicycle length...beautiful write Michael...

hyperCRYPTICal said...

Funny how some folk just stick in your mind for ever...

Excellent write!

Anna :o]