Grade school boyfriend with
\ncurly blond hair makes jokes
\nwalks me home even plays
\ndollhouse a few times until
\nhe says he can\u2019t anymore
\nbecause his his dad doesn\u2019t
\nwant him playing with girls<\/p>\n
at least it\u2019s not about
\nmy being Jewish but
\nI feel bruised by this thud
\nof rejection another empty
\nafternoon no one to play with
\nbut boring Patty next door
\nwe\u2019re only eight years old no clue<\/p>\n
about who we are or might become
\nalready have a habit of blaming myself
\nfor whatever\u2019s gone wrong but
\ndecades later he surprises me
\nwith a \u2018friend\u2019 post via Facebook
\nand I\u2019m glad to see him smiling
\nalive in Florida next to<\/p>\n
what looks like grandkids
\nand whoever that woman may be
\nleaving his secrets secret
\nprivacy untarnished no idea whether
\nhe\u2019s still sensitive and gentle
\ngrateful he\u2019s found a way to say hello
\nvia electromagnetic technology invite me
\nto visit his computerized dollhouse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Grade school boyfriend with curly blond hair makes jokes walks me home even plays dollhouse a few times until he says he can\u2019t anymore because his his dad doesn\u2019t want him playing with girls at least it\u2019s not about my being Jewish but I feel bruised by this thud of rejection another empty afternoon no…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"issue":[7],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n