A Real Boy, But Still...
/A Real Boy, But Still a Boy
Reminiscent of a 1960s hit, "I'm not made of wood And I don't have a wooden heart" recorded by Elvis Presley, Joe Dowell, Bobby Vinton, and others, based on the German folk song "Muss I Denn."
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My strings were cut the day that I left home;
in college, I’d have far more room to roam.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a great surprise
if she found pleasure pleasing other guys.
Pinocchio, I still felt like a boy,
a toy she led to find that source of joy
which time and distance meant we must us apprise
through campus visits’ long sighs and good-byes.
Though she branched out to others now and then—
her need to knead the wood of real men—
alone and shy, I came to realize
that handiwork would be my sole reprise.
Our trials passed, we married anyway
but sometimes wonder why we are today.
By Ken Gosse
From: United States
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