I've dug deep into my own embarrassment cellar today to pull out a Valentine's Day disaster. My freshman year of high school I wrote a love letter to someone who was a senior. Oh, how I crushed on him. Luckily, I had a moment of awareness and thought again before sending this little ditty to him. If I had, I'd have never lived it down.
To celebrate the holiday of love, or as Dear Friend Chris calls it, National Single Awareness Day, I thought I would expose myself for the floundering, hopelessly romantic teen that I was. This is, in reality, to make any of you feel better about whatever situation may have been your worst Valentine's Day by comparing it to my mortifying writings. It could have been worse. You could have written and sent this to someone. So, here goes:
For a mere moment, let me confess my undying love which my heart has for you. Allow me to reveal the desire I have within me for your arms to bind me in your grasp forever, never to let me go from your side. For, you see, the pain has gathered deep within me that you know not of my truest feelings for so long. Now I shall never keep my love for you captive in my soul again. It would be gratifying to my heart that you should know of my love and appreciation, and possibly someday return it to me. Won't you please devote yourself to me on this celebrated day of love, if only for a day? For you shall always be considered mine, if only in my eyes.
With the deepest affection,
It is any wonder I grew up to love Jane Austen's writing?
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Shauna, you are a closet poet and Harlequin romance writer. Someday, I am going to borrow your 'ditty' and put it in a book.
That cracks me up. I can't believe you still have it! :)
First of all I can't believe you still have the note. Second, I'm trying to rewind the film and remember who it was.
I loved catching up w/you. I absolutely loved your HS letter. Recently I found a very old diary of mine (jr. high vintage) in it were funny paper cutouts of anyone kissing; i.e. superman & lois lane, etc. Glad to know I wasn't the only lovestruck teen. PS. I loved your letter to the district!
No comment. I do not have a death wish. :)
Keith, you are a wiser man than you look. ♥ Shauna
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