Wednesday, March 5, 2014

When Tina Was 14


When is a girl not interested?
Surely not much at 13.
My daughter, Tina, is  too busy,
Boys are too “stupid”.

Is it 14 that she begins to notice
And starts getting noticed?
Her figure changes,
Boys become social legal tender.

Surely my daughter understands things.
We “girls” have talked about sex.
Her grades matter, and her Shakespeare club.
No, it must be later then 14.

Ted, a year and one grade advanced
Is going to a concert, he asked Tina.
She advises me “It’s on  Saturday,
I’ll be home by 10, 10:30,  no later”.

On Sunday I drove her to beach volley ball.
Lots of teens, handsome kids.
Tina whispers fiercely , 
“Slow down, check out those buns”.







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