I had a crush
A crush I had
When I was just a boy –
I wanted to
Impress her, so
I came up with this ploy…
I ordered from
A comic book
A Spider-Man wrist band;
So I could catch her
In my web
And bring her close to hand.
But when I got it
In the mail
It wasn’t quite the thing –
A suction cup,
On one small dart,
Tied to a flimsy string.
But still the picture
In my mind
I just to had to pursue:
‘Cause when I caught her
(And I would!)
She’d love me, this I knew.
So she walked by,
She walked by me,
One day, right after school –
As I stood ready
“Spider-Man”
Not knowing fate is cruel.
I shot my dart
Like Cupid does
But I completely missed.
A hopeless nerd,
A loveless case,
With strings tied to his wrist.
And suddenly
I realized
For everyone to see
A super-hero
I was not
Nor would I ever be
From fantasy
To harsh real world
Are two extreme extremes:
The hobbies of
Teenagers might be
Our most desperate dreams
A nice last stanza. I was really drawn toward it.
Thank you.
You’re welcome.
This was a hard one for me to write, because it actually happened, and I was devastated by it at the time. Its a funny story looking back, but I wanted the end to convey the feelings I had about it when it happened. Thanks again for reading and commenting..
Thanks. This is my youngest son’s favorite true story about my life growing up.
🙂 Sweet. If I’d have known long ago that those things don’t work, I’d have surely tried one, too.