the mountain wasn't dropped

The Yeshiva was my home
two day yom tov leaves one
smelly/fat/happy/exhausted

Every last question was
"So nu?"

I ate dinner with seminary girls
one wants to be an architect,
prudishness was packed
for a passing of information

never knew that I'd turned into
one of "them",
scared/delighted/entranced
by the eyes of a woman.
carefully memorizing each eyelash
hanging on each word.

lesson of the day:
shomer negiah