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To the Jerks Who Helped My Puberty Along

With glasses now I'm "four-eyes?" (Yes, I'm skinny. Yes, I'm plain.) But it baffles me you noticed since you haven't got a brain. My skin's so white! No kidding? Well, in the summer I'm bright red! You too were born my color and you'll be it when you're dead. I'm frigid and unloving ‘cause I won't go all the way? Well, you don't even turn me on. I bet you turn girls gay. I got "lucky" playing ping pong when I beat you? Is that right? So strong I've grown, I bet today I'd beat you in a fist fight! Sept. 22, 2019 100 words, checked by wordcounter.com for Caren Krutsinger's Any Poem You Want To Write Exactly 100 Words Contest

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Elaine Perrin

Date: 10/10/2019 7:28:00 AM

Hilarious “I bet you turn girls gay” Love this :-) x

Juliet Ligon

Date: 9/26/2019 6:59:00 PM

Ha ha, nice jab!

John Gondolf

Date: 9/26/2019 4:49:00 AM

Thanks for the laugh this morning, Andrea, I love the line “I bet you turn girls gay.” Best of luck in the contest. Hugs, John

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 9/24/2019 1:56:00 PM

Andrea, this is witty, clever and excellent poetry - I simply adore it and all because you beat him at ping-pong. Bet you could beat him in a fist fight! This is 100% a 1st! LOL! Hugs, Jennifer.

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 9/24/2019 1:34:00 AM

This is sad, but a great poem and should place high :) Sorry for your horrid encounters. Bless you always

Geoffrey Brewer

Date: 9/23/2019 8:15:00 PM

Cool revenge is sweet with your ironic, sardonic 100 words. Well done, Andrea.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 9/22/2019 11:05:00 PM

I got a kick out of this Andrea. Some guys treat girls mean because secretly they have a crush on them but know they wouldn't stand a chance. : ) xxoo

Hello There

Date: 9/22/2019 9:42:00 PM

ROFL!! Loved this, you fun and feisty woman, you!! Loved it for both form and flavor!!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 9/22/2019 9:24:00 PM

Well I wouldn’t mess with you Andrea. This is great. Good luck in the contest.

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 9/22/2019 8:02:00 PM

G'day Andrea … time and patience are the ingredients to even up the bullying of youth - where one succeeds, one remains stagnant - thanks Andrea - Lindsay

Jennifer Walker

Date: 9/22/2019 7:56:00 PM

Wow, sis, I never knew you were bullied like that. I wasn't, I was just ignored, I guess.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/22/2019 10:00:00 PM

If they did not "say" it, they acted like they were thinking it on a few of these. I also was told I had hairy legs. Remember when I started shaving despite Mom's rule we could not do it yet? It was for that guy in 8th grade. Another guy said I had a mustache. It was very faint but he had the nerve to tell me that at a dance. that got taken care of too. hahaha. And he also looked into my eyes, which have always had very large pupils, and accused me of being on drugs.

Judy Ball

Date: 9/22/2019 7:43:00 PM

Too cute Andrea. You tell 'em all. This really made me smile. I always say if someone doesn't like me I've gotten along my whole life without them in it and I can get along a while longer. God Bless, JB

Ralph Sergi

Date: 9/22/2019 7:41:00 PM

Hi Andrea: I raised my three daughters not to take any crap from losers and I say bravo to you...Ralph

Matthew Anish

Date: 9/22/2019 6:45:00 PM

Nice manifesto here. You stood up for your self nicely it seems. I sent a poem to the American Tolkien Society which I have been writing for since 1985. You can see my poetry there if you go to ATS and then hit "In the Hall of Fire". Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/22/2019 5:16:00 PM

Utterly hilarious, from the title right through the last line! Still laughing. Cheers, Gershon

Alexis Y.

Date: 9/22/2019 4:39:00 PM

Lol ! Andrea, You go girl!When a person is comfortable in their own skin ,they will tell the one talking smack what they really think! I enjoyed this very much. I wish you the best of luck in the contest:-) Alexis

Silent One

Date: 9/22/2019 12:56:00 PM

hahaha... you made me smile with this one..

Bobby May

Date: 9/22/2019 12:23:00 PM

This is awesome I love this part (I bet you turn girls gay) lol

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 9/22/2019 11:48:00 AM

Oh, lol, and a hug for that sparkling child! Caren is going to love this. I do! xomo

Jan Allison

Date: 9/22/2019 11:27:00 AM

aww Andrea so sorry you had to put up with these morons in your early days - if you met them now it would be you who are the strong one. Powerfully penned and believe me i can relate to much of this especially the bullying about wearing glasses and being plain. hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/22/2019 2:45:00 PM

Oh, the glasses in the 60's were horrid. I could not wait to get into contact lenses. Anyway, I did meet one of these guys at a HS reunion years later and he came onto me. Did not even know who I was. That was so weirdly fun for me!

Arturo Michael

Date: 9/22/2019 11:19:00 AM

Sorry for the kid at the end of this...Well expressed...

Tom Cunningham

Date: 9/22/2019 11:14:00 AM

Way to go Andrea, sadly the world is full of jerks, many in our past and they can stay there. Good luck. Tom

Vijay Pandit

Date: 9/22/2019 11:14:00 AM

You said it Andrea..that guy deserved it!