Going Steady

"Sherry will go with you, if you ask", A Seventh grade girl whispered to me "Go where?", I asked, sensing a new task She smiled and said, "Go steady silly!" "Oh", I said, not sure what that meant Girls were such a daunting endeavor Steady sounded like a stable event But how do we do it together? Now in this friendship with a twist I felt much more than a little naive Her "Sherry" bracelet on my wrist Secretly covered up with my sleave One time she told me on the phone She had a new one piece bathing suit "Which piece I asked" ,my mind fairly blown She then accused me of trying to be cute Mom by chance the bracelet did see She said, "You're too young for this," "Break it up and don't say it was me." So I did before we had a first kiss After that our love had no chance We'd see each other but not speak I felt bad about my first romance We went steady almost a whole week!