that everybody noticed.
And bullies pounced.
I entered public school
late to the game, after
a couple of years
of parochial torture.
So I didn’t start third
grade with solid buddies
to back me up. When
someone picked on me,
I crumbled at first. Then,
when I got tired of it,
I learned to push back.
Being about the biggest
kid in my class helped.
But I never wanted to
fight. I wanted friends.
MAYBE CORRINE
Just wanted friends,
and that’s why she turned
into Montana. Maybe she
wanted revenge. Wonder
why her marriage sank.
Stupid question. No way
were people meant to be
monogamous. Not human
behavior. Human behavior
of the nonmonogamous
type is all around me here.
Guys smooching on girls,