Growing up in my neighborhood there was this woman who was so beautiful. I was only 12yrs old and I had the biggest crush on her; I would watch as she would literally entrance anyone who was near her. I also remember year after year the men would be less and less. Until one night at a friends wedding I watched her as she was sitting alone. She looked so much older and unkempt, I did not know what her story was but I felt such empathy and I could not stop watching her. I wrote some on a napkin at the wedding and the rest when I got home that night. Written in 1996 hope you like it.
