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Sherry, The One That Got Away
By Rick Rucker

Sherry was the one that got away,
I remember her to this very day,

She was quite a winsome lass,
I was far below her class,

Her brother was a friend of mine,
I first met his sister, with a smile of Sunshine!

I went to his house to swim in his pool,
There, I made myself the perfect fool!

I was drying off, and standing there,
When out walked Venus, with raven hair!

I was not merely tongue tied,
Had I not averted my eyes, I might have died!

Just then, my heart suddenly stopped,
But for paralysis, I would have dropped!

Understand that I was shy,
Too afraid to talk to her, I won’t lie!

Just to make matters worse,
A song came out, to add to my curse,

Frankie Valli sang a song,
To, my embarrassment, prolong,

The title was graced with her name,
It made feel even more lame,

A line of the song asked her on a date,
To never have the courage to do that was my fate!

I had a rich fantasy life, 
In it, she starred as my wife,

We were so much in love,
Birds serenaded us from above!

I imagined we had little need of clothes,
Writhing together, we would curl our toes,

Finally the balance of the Universe I had to restore,
I could not take it anymore!

I began to think like Machiavelli,
All because of Frankie Valli!

With her brother, I did pick a fight,
So that I could sleep at night,

So that I would see her never more,
In time, my heart became less sore.

In time, I learned to be more assertive,
Not merely giving girls glances, furtive,

I even fell in love and married,
But, sometimes at night, my thoughts tarried,

On the memory of that lovely girl,
Who, among the swine, she was a pearl.

Whenever I read about two people, married forever,
I kick myself for lack of guts I never,

Asked Sherry on a date,
Therefore could not become her mate,

I do not know what might have been,
Had I not been the most timid of young men.

I hope she has had a wonderful life,
I did, and a terrific wife,

But still I sometimes hear that song,
And instantly, I know that I did wrong!
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