There was a time in
The nineteen-nineties
When I took a woman
To the drive-in
And although I wasn’t
Attracted to her
I thought of putting
A move on her
Because after all, she
Was a women
But then she asked me
If I ever necked
At the movies
I hadn’t heard the term necked
Since Jr. high-school
When they taught us
About the progression of sex
Which started at necking
And went to petting
Then heavy petting
They never did tell us
What came after heavy petting
Maybe pecking
Followed by heavy pecking
Anyway after she said necked
I wondered if we’d get germs
So pecking her
Was out of the question.
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Man, dave, does this bring back all those juicy memories of high school with all that "necking" going on in cars at the drive-in movies, and all kinds of other petting places in the dark. Pecking order for sure, from the neck on down, all warned against by "the adults" who probably got some kind of inner kick from talking about it to the kids.
Best part of the poem for me is your sly distinction between finger "pecking" and dicky "heavy pecking", followed by an up-to-date fear of "germs" - neat word for all the VDs we're subject to these days, taking a lot of fun out of the whole business of relentlessly moving downward as the blood boils. The past brought up to now - that's what I felt in this one. Nice work, as usual. Smart, though reluctant, decision in those last two lines, too.
Lad
PS: typo in "women" in 10th line, for "woman", you might want to fix - or is your subconscious working there on a promiscuous level...heh.. Rewarded 8
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hey lad
thanks, hope this bought back some good memories. dave
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Hi,
Another lol moment....and a confirmation about an old battle, of what "necking" actually entails....and the fellow phrase "making out"....
In my MZLAUREL dictionary: "necking" is mostly kissing and from the shoulders up...hence the word NECKing....."Making out" was everything between necking and actually "doing IT"....I have come to look upon you as somewhat of an "IT" guru....your wit and wisdoms are so down to earth and honest....so your imput would be greatly appreciated.....and "petting"? I look upon it as a term they used on us in hygeine class, to make you not want to talk about it.
Now about your poem......I loved the way you expressed your confusion by elegantly weaving it into this work.....I am glad to see that you did make at least a passing attempt at her, or she might be insulted for the lack of trying....and the 'I wondered if we'd get "germs"' was just perfect. Our world has taken the sublime, and created such anxiety about it.
I'm trying to talk my sister into collaborating on a how to/what about book, with all the words, and definitions, and relevant do's and don'ts as well as tips, so the wheel need not be reinvented.....
Thanks for sharing this romp.....
ttfn
Laurel
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hey laurel
good to hear from you, as for the defintions. the ancient hygiene ones i agree with your def. of necking-neck up makes sense.
Petting i imagine meant fondling mostly breasts and heavy petting is breasts and genitilia (thru clothes i guess) then there was, going all the way, the baseball equivalent of the home run.
dave
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Poking Isn´t It, Dave?
Cinemas are rather unhygienic already without all that necking going on. Wasn´t the prodigy PeeWee Herman nabbed at the movies for necking?
Ah no, that was for stroking his neck wasn´t it.
And if she had demanded sex would that count as a pecking order?
Bloody hell your work always gets me off
on one. Heheh. Nice one, Dave!
Cheers
gG
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hey gG
i remember the whole sordid Paul Ruebens incident. tons of old geezers whack off in the movies but pee-wee was a celebrity so the cops wanted the noteriety. it led to cancelation of pee-wees' playhouse.
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Hi Dave
Just found a relevant Groucho Marx quote:
"Whoever named it necking had a poor idea of anatomy!"
Yeah America lost a true icon in Paul Reubens. I remember watching PeeWee´s Playhouse when I lived stateside. It was brilliant and ground-breaking, but for the christian fanatics way too psychedilic! I recall reading about the incident. I suspect a right-wing conspiracy. P.R. is a tragic figure, what a downfall but it´s great to see him pop up in films now and then.
gG
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It'd be rude not to
This zips along with your usual self-deprecatory ease. Brilliantly anti-heroic and anti-climactic and just plain funny. In Ireland if a girl is gorgeous, two blokes will look at one another and say "Jaysis, ye'd have to -it'd be rude not to". Glad to see you know the meaning of being a gentleman. >W<
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hey john
thanks-can't take the credit for being a gent-if this gal had a smidgeon of what makes a women sexy i'd of been all over her like a cheap suit.
dave
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Recently I have just become more & more of a fan of your writes Dave
This one..Funny but intriguing and honest
We got the whole 'where do babies come from' cartoon styled weird video as sex education at school, lol..so in other words like your poem truly didn''t get to a part where they honestly explained sex
lol
A very interesting write, a read I enjoyed a lot
Cindy
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hey cindy
thanks, i appreciate your support.
dave
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Hey Dave,
Everytime i read your title, then your poem, i find myself surprised how you connect things. I mean, you'd think a poem with such a title would be about the actual pecking order, turns out this is some other pecking (necking) order. Enjoyable read as always. Tight connection between your subject matter and the title. Imagine sex education and a teacher flashes a chart on the progression of sex? Haha. But everytime i hear Necking...i just imagine two necks hitting on each other, i have to agree with gG, the term does seem wrong.
Good read Dave. Your poetry never fails to surprise and make me laugh.
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hey iphios
yeah, necking is an ugly awkward term and as soon as she said it i knew right then i wasnt' touching her.
thanks for you comment on titles, i think picking a title is the cherry on top of the sundae.
dave
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Another treat...
I love the sudden turns you put into your poems so smoothly. Here I am reading this poem and going right along with the flow... man, woman, at the drive, put a move on, why not... then the sudden turn at the word "necked". It is dramatic but so natural at the same time. There is a uniquely human flavor to so many of your poems. We often think of "human experience" as the heavy, deep, emotional, reflective moment where we examine the very fiber of our being. But those moments are often few and far between. In reality, these odd quirky moments where we bounce around in our thoughts like a rubber ball are more common. In a way, that is a much more human experience... the odd humor life gives us every day. It is shared and communicated so effetively in many of your poems and this is certainly one of them. Thanks for sharing another excellent and enjoyable piece! -
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hey mark
thanks and i agree with your point, that life is more comprised of minutiae than big dramatic moments that are few far between.
dave
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Dave
Hey! I'm not exactly sure you're that old! But this poem is quite the stress reliever. I laughed so hard there are tears pouring from my eyes! This really purtrays those little elementary days when you had a cruch but afraid to go near them because of "germs" and "cooties". Wow another great on from you davy *big grin*. I love it!!!
Brooklyn
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hey brook
hope i didn't date myself. always good to hear from you.
dave
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LOL DAVE !!!!!!! U are one unique guy !!! This was completely hilarious. I was gone for quite some time & when i read this it brought back memories. GOOD TIMES ... GR8 JOB WITH THE PIECE. KEEP IT UP.
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hey abhi
great to hear from you. thanks for commenting.
dave
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Hey Dave,
A great poem with a classic Dave tone to it.
Sometimes one just gets certain vibes about someone that either turns you on or off and we often wonder afterward why. And in t his poem, you put your finger on the exact words.
Great read, Dave
Bill
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hey bill
glad you picked up on the poem was about getting turned off by someone, most readers missed that.
dave
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Lad
March 6, 2008