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Sharron Bassano's avatar

"...the boys behind me shouting for me to slow down, which I will never do for any of them." A beautiful resolve that got tweaked just a little in adolescence. As is natural. The second piece is so breath-taking, so powerful, I wouldn't know where to begin commenting. I am keeping this one to learn from, Sue. ( BTW: "Someday they will lead me to lay in grass.." Change to: lead me to lie?)

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Thank you for your kind words AND I appreciate the grammar correction.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Sorry. I am a retired English teacher who just can't seem to retire. Lie and Lay are very tricky. I myself have trouble with the placement of just and only, and ALL punctuation... urgh.

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

And yet you still prevail as a damned good writer. ;)

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

ha ha ha. Okay, then!

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Joe Bauman's avatar

Still Wow!

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Thanks, Joe. Adolescence is an amazing time. I wonder how so many of us survive it.

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Joe Bauman's avatar

Just, Wow!

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Thanks, Joe.

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