Reminiscing The Dorm And The College Years Poem by RIC BASTASA

i had the chance of looking back
at the pictures of our college years.

the thin guy
so shy just making himself felt
at the corner of the hall
when she comes
the thin guy leaves at once
hiding his face
behind the pile of books
at the library

at the beach one Sunday
he is at the back of everyone
only his face is shown
his body again hidden from
the fat guy in front

he had crushes on those
tall women with big breasts
and white legs
but he had no courage
to be himself

i look at the pictures again
and i begin to laugh at myself
i could have said all that i wanted to say all those years
but i was a coward then
and lived within the world of my own
like the rain man.