the second recess

the second recess

 

 

we had such perfect chemistry,

but the math was off by years

my adolescent tongue

lost its English speaking savvy

 

and my speech class consisted of me

composing hello's

while you were speaking goodbyes 

in some foreign language,

from a class i never took

 

and when the school bell rang

you got a ride home from someone else

while i carried my own education

off a teenage cliff

 

falling both for you and from you

at the same time.

 

 

erin-cilberto

6/17/16

Reviews

[Corset]

School yard crushes always make me smile, well done J.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Corset,
j.

[Alfred Kukitz]

I didn't come close on my crushes, let's see, Charmaine. However, while I wiled away in my confusion I'm sure some girls had crushes on me.

My cliff was a death wish! Thanks to the guys it never happened. Nice write Jacob!

Regards,
Al

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i appreciate your words, Al.

j.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Crushes come and crushes go, they are called crushes because they hurt, ut eventually you forget why you ever hurt in the first place.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

sometimes yes...thank you Dale,

j.

[James]

I read a deep childhood crush and feeling that were never returned and a cut that hasn't healed.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, James....

j.

[Lyn Anderson]

Ah, those elusive almosts -- we think about them more often as we get older.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, that is true,

j.

[Papaya]

Gosh, I do remember those teenage years. Falling in and out...
Everything was so super intense.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, it was...i sort of remember, it was so long ago.

thank you for understanding...

j.

[Papaya]

I sort of remember too. :) you're welcome

[RedHairedWarrior]

Beautifully written! I love how the message is constructed from school imagery.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Katherine...

j.

[Raylene]

Love at first sight very elegant and innocent so great my dear

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Raylene.

j.

[Raylene]

Anytime dear

[Lydia Shutter]

Reminds me of the song, "My eyes adored you"...not the words, but the mood. Standing in the hallway, watching while the one you long to be with is smiling and flirting with another. Oh yes, I think all of us can relate to that. Being tongue tied because you want so badly to get to know that one person....and still wondering years later about "what ifs". You went back to your youth this week with your writing. I am enjoying every one of these. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i still feel like i am 18 sometimes....:)

thank you for your words, Lydi...
read morei still feel like i am 18 sometimes....:)

thank you for your words, Lydi...

j.

[V]

I read this one several times just to drink in the mood, the general tone and your exquisite words. You seem to have nice yet poignant memories of your younger ages while I wished I could change or delete those past years of mine somehow... Though maybe I think differently about it in some years. I especially adore your two closing lines, again so relatable to me.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i have such fond memories of a certain someone---from back then---circumstances, much more than change of feelings had caused us to go separate ways...

there are always the memories we would like to forget, but think of it this way....all of the experiences are necessary to make us who we are now...so i imagine we need both the good and bad to be tallied together.

i am sorry that you had ones that you wish you could delete...could not have been pleasant ones.

j.

[V]

No, not at all but what doesn't kill makes you stronger, doesn't it? Unfortunately some of those things still have an impact on my life which makes it even harder to forget and mostly important, to move on. I'm glad that you're fond of your memories though sad if only circumstances force you to separate from someone rather than falling out of love.