\u201cI wonder if this is the way old crushes die.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I sit back with a cigarette in one hand<\/p>\n
a Montauk Ale in the other<\/p>\n
take it all in.<\/p>\n
I just finished reading your poetry memoir of me.<\/p>\n
Never realized this is how you felt about me<\/p>\n
so secretive and so shy.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know how much impact I made towards your life until now.<\/p>\n
Thank you for your words and craft.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sorry I can\u2019t be a part of your life now.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not meant to be.<\/p>\n
Thank you for writing on behalf of my brothers<\/p>\n
they are also here and appreciate their poetic tributes.<\/p>\n
My Dad he\u2019s here smiling too.<\/p>\n
He knows too much now and we\u2019re always in trouble.<\/p>\n
Tommy won\u2019t stop talking, John keeps trying to shut him up.<\/p>\n
So shy girl thanks and keep writing.<\/p>\n
You will always find me in my favorite places.
\nI know you keep me inside your heart<\/p>\n
and that is more than this lost soul could ask for. \u00a0Frank<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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