Based on "A Dialogue between the Soul and Body" by Andrew MarvellSOUL: Oh, who can from this bear releaseA flowered soul who knows no peace?This meaty hand, this bulging arm,This weedy face which knows no charm,This hairy foot, this eye that. I didn't want to start getting chummy with some stalker." Stacy paused again and decided to take issue with her Mom's "loved and raised you for 17 plus years" remark. She was keeping her temper well under wraps but wasn't above being "politely catty"."Mom, I don't think you can count the last three years under the headings of 'raising' or 'loving'. I was almost 14 when you abandoned us and this is the first we have heard from you in over three years. I'm 17 now and haven't felt your motherly. But don’t think for a moment that I was prissy. I was an all-state gymnast in high school. Gymnastics are hard. I probably could have tried to make the Olympic team as a 16 year old, but fuck that. By then, I was burning out. I didn’t like all the perverted boys and men in the stands eying my body. Our coach was all broken up about it, but I didn’t really care. I officially retired after my junior year and have no regrets.In terms of dating in high school, there was only one exception to.Read More
