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The first time Goodness? or not the first time I saw a man’s parts I was five……. Such confusion, such disbelief hide and seek we played and in a a box he hid. Sears had delivered a new frig his sons and I “ally alley out free……..” we called and ran from room to room in giggling search for each other. Closet ……….no.. Behind the kitchen door ……no Upstairs we ran His son and I to the kids bedroom. Under the bed….nope! Downstairs we ran and out the door, the boy went left I went right. The backyard with all the sheds and trees and…. a huge cardboard box………. His eldest son squealed from the front yard… baby boy was no where out front!!! The flap on the cardboard box moved. Ever so quietly I approached ………. “I got him!” I screamed and lifted the box flap. Inside the box sat my friends Dad? In an over coat and nothing else…. “Wanta see what I got?” He said? Between his hands stood a rigid rod he petted it. Looking down at it and up at me…. I screamed. I ran. “Grandma! GRANDMAAAAAAAAAAA!” And that was my first exposure to man.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 6/26/2010 3:12:00 PM
That is sick!! congrats on the win! Is that a real story? It must have left you a little scarred!
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Date: 6/23/2010 3:21:00 AM
Damn I don't know how you got over that- I'm in shock reading it- anyhoo Congrats on the win my friend
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Date: 6/21/2010 4:33:00 PM
Ewww....how awful, sorry you had to go through that. I hope Grandma beat the snot out of him.
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Date: 6/20/2010 6:13:00 PM
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Date: 6/20/2010 5:31:00 PM
I really enjoyed this piece. It has the innocent tone of a child while discussing the contamination of such innocense. The imagery and language really brought me into the scene. Good work.
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Date: 6/19/2010 2:15:00 PM
This was certainly sexual abuse and child abuse. I want to hear that your grandmother had this man arrested and filed charges against him. Of course you were so small that this experience was quickly devoured by your subconscious - what problems *if any* has this caused you in your life with relatonships - both with men and women? I have been readng that victims of this kind of attack have rage and abandonment issues with their female caretakers
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Date: 6/19/2010 11:23:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Joe Flach's contest "First Time" Deb. So sorry that happened to you. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/19/2010 1:45:00 AM
Dear congrat on your win,this poem gave me chills in my spine,If I was your Grandma,I get the broom and hit him hard in the exposed sick extra meat fat!I can never accept abuse on the innocent, touching! MA
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Date: 6/18/2010 11:51:00 PM
congratulations on an excellent write, Deb. As for my one poem God is Good. I bet it could be adjusted to make a true kyrielle! LUv, Andrea
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Date: 6/18/2010 6:31:00 PM
Very unique poem with very descriptive imagery. A little disturbing though. Glad you're able to move on and write about it. Congrats!
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Date: 6/18/2010 6:08:00 PM
I probably would have screamed too :( What a freak...But as always you turned a wierd expierence into a fantastic poem-congrats on your win!~Tirzah~
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Date: 6/18/2010 6:08:00 PM
Oh what a terrible experiende. I hope he got in to oodles of trouble. Ugh. Congratulations on your hm. Love, Joyce
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Date: 6/18/2010 3:17:00 PM
Congrats Debbie on your HM in Joe's contest with this wonderful write.. hope u enjoy your very special honor... see SOUP MAIL...luv.. pupil..
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Date: 6/18/2010 2:54:00 PM
Quite a story, Deb. Must've been scary and frightening. Hope the perp got what was coming to him. No excuse for that. Thanks for your comments. Have a good one, Ralph
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Date: 6/18/2010 2:10:00 PM
Sexy stuff Debbie! And thanks a lot for your kind and important words concerning my poem. Yours Matthew Anish
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Date: 6/18/2010 1:28:00 PM
the first time should never be a time when you could not use it. how horrible.
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Date: 6/18/2010 8:49:00 AM
I'm so sorry I misread this poem the first time. What happened is not funny at all, but quite disturbing. It's a shame this happened to you. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 6/18/2010 12:08:00 AM
eeeegads, what a PERV, and what a great way you told the story! LUv, Andrea ps. I have a few weird tales like that one too!
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Date: 6/17/2010 5:13:00 PM
A very creative recollection of the childhood memory and the pen flows undettered.
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Date: 6/17/2010 5:02:00 PM
Oh what a disturbing image you must have had as a child, just horrible for a grown man to have showed that to a young child... so what did your grandma or grandpa do??, must have been interesting I mean I would have raised hell if I were them, enjoyed your write..P.D.
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Date: 6/17/2010 4:30:00 PM
That had to be horrible for you...Much more horrible than the trip to the ER...That man had to be sick...Keep the creative pen flowing..Sara
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