4.9.08

W is for water.

We spent every day that summer in the water, pulling skis behind your boat in the afternoon sun. I spent every night in the circle of your arms, laughing with friends over six-packs of Icehouse and bottles of Boone's. Our days were numbered by the calendar, and although the memories are faded by time I know wholeheartedly that we made the most of what we had. You were not my first love, but you loved me anyway. You loved me, but you wouldn't fight for me. And this is why you were not my first love.

6 comments:

  1. In retrospect, I think Harry Potter was my actual first love.

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  2. Yeah, I'm pretty sure Mr. Darcy was mine.

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  3. Icehouse and Boone's...truly your self-hatred was out of control.

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  4. I never expected that a boy would fight for me. Fight WITH me, sure... but never FOR.

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  5. h!a! - the only love that isn't overrated is harry potter love.

    jennie! - the only love that isn't overrated is mr. darcy love.

    sir - i was 17; what the hell did i know?

    shari - if it makes you feel any better, i no longer believe that a boy would ever fight for me.

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  6. I'm not sure fighting for a girl is worth it; all parties involved tend to end up bruised and unhappy.
    Though it's also possible that I was doing it wrong, I suppose.

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