toward the end of 6th grade,
on a school field trip,

Rosemary,
much larger than i,

grabbed me hard by the throat
and kissed me full on the lips.

i recoiled in horror, and wiped my mouth of it.

she's gone now, and she never gave me another.

some nights, late and alone in the dark,

i long for one more,

but, it was a once in a lifetime event.