I sat at the dinner table
Dad asked me what I had done this day after school
I leaned forward toward my green beans and searched for the answer
The lie
“I
went to the shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes but they didn't have
my size,” I
say
Mom thought I was telling the truth as I was a bit late coming home and
she had given me money for shoes last week
The truth
I got laid today
after school
In my own bed
And bled
Virgin that I was
I quickly washed and dried the sheets and straightened out my room
Then I fled
Left the house before my parents got home from work
I walked around the block for many minutes
Contemplated my misdemeanor
I held onto this lie for a lifetime
I had to
But in reality, the misdeed felt grand…
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