My First Mesh

September 28, 2024

When I first met you,

I instantly became attached.

I did not understand it

Nor the feelings that hatched.

Maybe because you engaged me,

Amidst the chaotic landscape

Through thinking of you

I found an escape

From the abusive demands

In a horrid home life

Where two parents clamored for me

To be the man they fantasized

From a high school

That was living up to the stereotypes

Of the schools in Lean on Me

And Dangerous Minds

And your aesthetic appeal

I found alluring

And as the years went by

I found it enduring

My parents never knew

I kept the details from

Them- for that Knowledge

Would have resulted in a maelstrom

Two decades later,

We remain just friends

It’s better that way

Since we differ in preference

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