New York Madison Avenue Church: Influenced by Pedro Almodovar.

The incomparable first time: Like a syringe filled with steroids injected into the brain; Ponce de Leon remembered his first: He bellowed to the seas- -“Barco a la vista”. Vespucci, Columbus, Magellan like a chorus joined in imaginary song – -all remembered and regaled: So did a roster of identified and unidentified ancient mariners: From near and far Phoenicians, Asians and Hemingway’s Old Man Santiago crossed earths’ transmarine atop ships discovering new worlds powered by jets:

My first time a bit more subtle: My first was more than exhilarating- -more than joy: It was a beginning filled with so many meanings- – to be learned in so little time:

I became steeped in excitement and abounding invitations to discover: Rabbit holes everywhere: I simply wished my first time- -would be to stand awkwardly in front of my mirror proudly: My voice to issue- -“I had come through:” Desirously I might........

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