braces

One of my first girlfriends
Had braces and thick glasses
She was not thought of as pretty
Or even anything acceptable
Even though I told my friends I had a girlfriend
I made sure no one saw her

She was 13, I was 16
I'd pick her up in my first car
We would drive around and end up
making out somewhere
Her breath was always unpleasant; she had stuff stuck in her braces
Like she never brushed her teeth

Still I went out of my way to see her
And I once even got jealous
When she told me about an ex-boyfriend
Who had his own apartment

He was 18 and he wanted her to suck his dick once
She told me the story in an "I can do anything to you" tone

Once when her parents were gone
We were sitting alone in her basement
We took our shirts off on the couch
I ran my fingers over her chest
She had nipples no bigger than pimples
We stood up and slow danced to a radio song

Then I picked her up and placed her
On her back on the pool table
While we were staring at each other
She told me something she'd never done before:
"I've never had anyone kiss me upside down."

Then she kicked the cue ball off the table.

Music by Michael Johnson.
Lyrics adapted from a short story by Kevin Sampsell
© 2009 Zubsongs, Ltd.