Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania Circa Early 1970'S

(just in time for summer reading...
recounting emotionally disastrous campy turbulence)

Amidst a raft of fellow (Brandywine Valley
Y.M.C.A) resident campers
who, didst excitedly quiver
donning a "NON FAKE" lifejacket

coursing down swiftly
moving Youghiogheny river
(evidenced by small hairs along spine),
that caused me animatedly to shiver

this predisposition prevailed despite
punishing revenge didst stamp excite
me inducing suppressed
giddiness to take flight

against self toward parents,
who did light,
a conspiratorial idea
countered meek self spite

compared to their hefty might
forced me to attend ("dumb")
sleep away camp
for about a fortnight

whereupon, being dropped off "bright"
brainchild idea awoke around edge,
of my consciousness,
where figurative hatchet cleft a wedge
vis a vis, an immediate

avowed personal pledge
sworn against experiencing even
one iota of fun (a ha...so there) ledge
er domain mental prestidigitation
could not dredge

countervailing loathsomeness naysaying fun
in any weigh, shape or form
pertaining to this sole son
but, matter of fact

adventuresome giddiness gave run
for metaphorical psychological money,
and much to my chagrin
gleefulness didst stun

into silence malevolent
anti yippee surge
crept into the noggin of this
chaim yankel and could not purge

this meta static Grinch,
who could not steal away
euphoria that inevitably didst emerge
unable to root out,

and suppress nemesis foe
men ting misery, but an inescapable glow
manifested when father
and mother end of Jeff session

came back, and said "hello"
when, and I immediately replied with emphatic "NO"
in regard to having a good time oh
mitt ting like a lump pin pro

let tarry yet exerting will
power to asphyxiate
a faint bubbling of attraction
toward a darker skinned

slender cute teen age girl
though at that stage
oblivious how to create
friendship, thus aye

vividly recall to this date
hop scotched potential summer romance
which induces regret to emanate
cursing forsaken ill fate

now, feel deplorable
for stifling relationship
slid into behavioral sink (of this got
ham) fore'r tortured
within iron barred gate.