Have no idea who started this open call
but here I am with wings of girlie memories to share.
Once seventeen, so young, so devil may care!
So unaware of the deep, dark depth of my fall.
"Kat! What in the world were you thinking?
Are you kidding me! So not cool.
Letting them down like this, well after curfew, steam on the windshield, tongue in his mouth, his forehead, his eyes!
Didn't care did you, that you were headed for this, so premature but wanted in ways you never imagined.
You knew it was love or was it? It would last forever, right?
Had to be right. He was the one. Had to be.
It wouldn't feel this good if he wasn't the one that would be with you, have kids, love you that way. Stay.
But, no! You couldn't do it. Not that night. It was scarier than you thought it would be.
Duh! What were you thinking?!
It's not supposed to happen that way and you stopped just in time.
The fear of loosing the sense of self... the special gift. The saving it.
It was supposed to be saved. Remember?
Relieved, huh?"
Love,
The one who saved you.


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Comments
I did the open call for letters to ourselves as teenagers.
Ahhhhhh....wise words, wise words.
Ahhhhhh....wise words, wise words.
Glad it's over, actually.
It think its hotter now that theres no fear, even if I'm not 17 anymore.
Rated for sharing with us. You are just too cool.
R
rated
learning early to listen to yourself. wish I did.
glad for you.
-r-
I loved this.. hugs..
Fun read. (R)
So a shout out and warm thanks to my sister, MTK, for taking some precious time away from her therapist's couch to see what trouble I'm gettin' myself into here...
and to...
Nikki Stern - Dude! I love that you said that! Thx
Joan - My other wild sister for her sisterly love and appreciation of her big sis...
Fireeyes24 - So glad to see you back here! Oh yeah, it was those "raging hormones," all aching and bursting from the inside out!
Owl_says_who - xo and thx
Procopious - Thanks kind sir and, well, he wasn't too disappointed in the end. Married him and gave him two gorgeous daughters, much later on!
Kris T. Parker - Heck! I wasn't listening to any older wiser anything! I was just terrified of the act and wanted to grow up a little more while maintaining some self respect for being a "good girl" (Catholic guilt not lost on me)!
Tim4change - Hey, if you find any, will you please tell me where?!
Patty Jane - Hi there! Thx and some days I wonder if we really did make it out alive? Or was it just barely?
Michael - No need to bow to me, cause then I'd have to curtsey back or something!