I know it by heart
Tenth grade world history class
Mr Mattasitts and Coach Jones
And you are sitting in the desk in front of me
Turning in your seat
All dark mahogany hair
And deep, dark eyes
And me, all scared to death,
Captain of the football team
Vice President of student council,
But scared to death nonetheless
Until I saw your coat in the storewindow
And ran back home to write down my thoughts
Posting it to California, watching the pot boil
One letter, then two, then weeks, months
Until I stood at the front of the church
In Irvine and tried to catch your eyes
You took my hand and we said our vows
And now twenty five years later
It is easier to catch your eye
To prompt a smile
And catch the girl in the seat before me.
About Me
- TBAYNHAMIII
- I was born in Kentucky, though my parents had been living in Knoxville before my birth. My mother's mother lived across the street from the hospital in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, which was convenient. I moved around quite a bit when I was young, but ended up in Georgia. I like to read and write and love food and drink way too much. I have a funny wife and daughter who has finished her batchelor's degree and is living with her grandmother in North Atlanta and studying advertising. I sometimes wonder what life would have been like if I had not gone to law school. Regrets come and go with the seasons.
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