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skirts four inches above the knee

long straight hair

ribbed sweaters, knee socks

panty hose, penny loafers

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khaki chinos, no jeans

Madras button-down shirts

pudding bowl Beatle haircuts

letter jackets football tennis

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lunch on the lawn

horseplay and hugging

Vietnam, the Rolling Stones

Homecoming queen

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Crushes and invisibility

(Never in a couple)

Clothes angst, hours doing hair,

Armloads of books

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The golden ones

Know they belong

We others watch

From the shadows