I'm Not Nearly Smart Enough

I've Never Contended That I Had A Really Horrible Life.

It Strikes Me That Whatever Advantages There Are To Being A Boy--getting To Stay Out Late And Having Other People Wash Your Clothes And Bring You Plates Of Stuff--get Undercut By Having To Play Football.

I Get So Lonely Sometimes, I Could Put A Box On My Head And Mail Myself To A Stranger.

Having A Great Dad Probably Permitted Me To Pal Around With Guys In A Way That Some Women Don't.

The Words And Sentences You Take Into Your Body From Books Are No Less Sacred And Healing Than Communion. Surely At Least One Such Person Lives In Your Zip Code.