Summer not gone: seventh grade, fifth period;
long-haired blonde, Anthony slipped his shoes off---dark
blue socks beneath tattered denim cuffs. That day,
I realized what my soul's given nature
was, and embraced it.
Starward-Led
Author's Notes/Comments:
A true account and accurate memory: September, 1970. Anthony was beautiful, and remained so all the way through our graduation, Saturday, June 7th, 1976. If I had had any doubts about "Fairy Jerry," they were answered by this incident. I disliked the appellation, which would be disposed of by Starwatcher (nka Starward-Led) on Saturday, July 10th, 1976.