IN THE YEAR 1976 MY FAMILY AND I WENT TO BAY CITY MICHIGAN ON A FISHING TRIP AT THE LAKE THAT WE WERE AT I DID NOT FISH WITH MY FAMILY I WENT OFF A LONE TO FISH BY MYSELF BECAUSE OF THAT I AM LUCKY TO STILL BE ALIVE TODAY BECAUSE OF A TEENAGE GIRL I WAS A 6 YEAR OLD BOY AT THE TIME THE REASON WHY I WONDER OFF TO BE ALONE IS THAT I WANTED TO PROVE THAT I CAN DO THINGS FOR MYSELF BESIDES SOMEONE HELPING ME YOU SEE I AM A SPEACIAL NEEDS PERSON I WANTED TO PROVE THAT I CAN DO THIS FISH ALONE WITHOUT ANYONE HELP WHILE I WAS FISHING ALONE AT THIS PART OF THE LAKE A FISH JUMP UP OUT OF THE WATER AND BARK AT ME IT SCAIRED THE SHIT OUT OF ME BEFORE YOU KNEW IT I WAS TIED UP IN FISHING LINE BEING SCAIRED ALONE AWAY FROM MY FAMILY I WAS LOOKING AROUND THE LAKE WHEN I SAW THIS GIRL I WAS THINKING THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL THAT I EVER SAW I GOT THIS TINGLY FEELING ALL OVER MY BODY THE MOMENT THAT I SAW HER I NEVER FELT THIS WAY BEFORE AROUND SOMEONE I ASK HER IF SHE WOULD PLEASE HELP ME AND SHE DID AFTER SHE HELP ME SHE TOOK OFF I HEAR THIS VOICE IN MY HEAD SAYING TERRY FOLLOW THIS GIRL YOU WILL BE SAFE WITH HER SO I FOLLOW HER WERE I FOLLOW HER AT LOOKS LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE AROUND I SAW THIS OLD WOMAN YELLING AT THIS TEENAGE GIRL THAT HELP ME YELLING MADONNA IT LOOK LIKE TO ME THAT THIS OLD WOMAN WAS TRYING TO GIVE THIS GIRL A NEW ASS WHOLE THIS OLD WOMAN SOUNDED SO MEAN AND HATEFUL TO THIS GIRL I LATER LEARN THAT THIS WOMAN IS MADONNA STEPMOTHER MADONNA TOLD ME HERSELF I THINK THAT THE OLD WOMAN WAS YELLING AT HER BECAUSE OF ME ONE I DONT THINK THAT MADONNA KNEW THAT I FOLLOW HER AND TWO WHEN I GOT THERE I SAW ALL THIS FOOD I JUST HELP MYSELF I DID NOT ASK ANYONE I THINK THAT MADONNA STEPMOTHER WANTED MADONNA TO KEEP AN EYE ON ME THAT WAS FINE WITH ME SHE IS WHY I WAS THERE NOT TO SEE THAT OLD MEAN HATEFUL OLD HAG WHILE I WAS GETTING ME SOMETHING TO EAT I ASK MADONNA WOULD YOU LIKE ANY BREAD SHE STOP TO THINK FOR AWHILE IT LOOK LIKE TO ME THAT SHE WAS NOT REALY HUNGRY BUT SHE SAID SURE YES AWAY SO I GAVE HER 2 SLICES OF BREAD THEN I ASK HER IF SHE WOULD LIKE ANY KETCHUP ON HER BREAD SHE SAID YES AND TO BECAREFUL NOT TO MUCH I THEN ASK HER TO RUB THE 2 SLICES OF BREAD TOGETHER TO SPREAD THAT KETCHUP SHE DID THEN I ASK HER IF SHE WOULD LIKE ANY MEAT ON THAT SHE SAID NO WHILE WE WERE EATING I ASK HER WHY SHE DID NOT WANT ANY MEAT ON IT ARE YOU A PERSON THAT DONT LIKE TO EAT MEAT SHE SAID THAT SHE IS WATCHING HER FIGURE AND COUNTING CALORIES I THEN ASK HER WHAT ARE CALORIES SHE TOLD ME IF A PERSON HAS TO MANY THEY COULD GET FAT WHILE WE WERE TALKING WE TOLD EACH OTHER OUR DREAMS I TOLD HER I WOULD LIKE TO BE A ACTOR SOME DAY SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE A SINGER I TOLD HER MY MOM IS A REAL BIG ELVIS PRESLEY FAN AND I LIKE HIM TOO AND WATCH HIS MOVIES BE SIDES WATCHING JOHN WAYNE SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WROTE A SONG CALLED HIGH SOCIETY I ASK HER IF SHE WOULD PLEASE SING IT FOR ME AND SHE DID SHE ALL SO DANCE FOR ME SHE WAS SHOWING ME HOW SHE DANCE ON HER TOES I TRYED THAT AND I FELL ON MY ASS AFTER I FELL SHE CHECK TO SEE IF I WAS OK AFTER SHE DID THAT SHE STRETCH HER LEGS I TRYED THAT AND HURT MYSELF NEXT SHE TOLD ME ABOUT SHAKE SPEAR SHE TOLD ME ALOT ABOUT HIM NEXT I MEET MADONNA DAD I CALLED HER DAD DAD AND TOLD THEM BOTH THAT CALLING HIM DAD IS ALOT BETTER THEN CALLING HIM HEY YOU I WAS TRYING TO TELL THEM BOTH WHAT IS THE MAN NAME I THINK EVEN AFTER THEM TOLD ME WHAT HIS NAME IS I STILL CALLED THE MAN DAD THIS MAN SEEM TO BE ALOT OF FUN TO BE AROUND I HAD THIS FEELING THAT THIS MAN LIKE KIDS AND SO DID MADONNA WHILE THE 3 OF US WERE TALKING OUT OF THE BLUE I DONT KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME I ASK HER DAD IF I COULD COURTSHIP HIS DAUGHTER I ASK HER DAD IF I COULD TAKE IS DAUGHTER HAND HE SEEM TO GOTTEN A REAL BIG KICK OUT OF THAT HE MUST OF BEEN THINKING A 6 YEAR OLD BOY ASKING HIM IF HE CAN MARRY HIS DAUGHTER I GUESS KIDS DO SAY THE DARNES THINGS AFTER HER DAD LEFT US ALONE TOGETHER SHE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS LIKE 12 YEARS THAT SHE IS 12 YEARS OLDER THEN ME I TOLD HER MY MOM IS LIKE 8 YEARS OLDER THEN THE MAN THAT SHE MARRIED I WAS TELLING HER IT DONT MATTER HOW OLD YOU ARE TO ME WE SPENT A DAY TOGETHER BUT I FELT LIKE I SPENT A LIFE TIME WITH HER SHE LOOKED AFTER ME UNTIL MY DAD CAME AND GOT ME IT WAS LATE IN THE EVENING AT THAT TIME THE SUN WAS ABOUT TO GO DOWN EVEN WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO GO I DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE HER
SAYING GOOD BYE WAS REAL HARD FOR ME TO DO I WANTED TO STAY WITH HER I WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF HER I AM NOT SAYING THAT SHE CANT DO THAT HER SELF BUT I WANTED TO DO SO MUCH FOR HER IF I COULD SO WE SAID OUR GOOD BYES AND DAD AND I TALK WHILE WE WALK I TOLD HIM WHAT HAVE HAPPEN AND HE SAID DID YOU TELL THIS LADY THANK YOU I TOLD HIM I GAVE HER KISSES ON THE HEAD AND FACE HE SAID SON SHE MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT THEY WERE THANK YOU KISSES I WANT YOU TO GO BACK THERE AND TELL HER THANK YOU SO I DID WHAT DAD ASK ME I RAN BACK THERE AS FAST AS I COULD I LOOKED AROUND FOR HER SHE WAS GONE I WONDER AT THAT MONMENT IF I WILL EVER SEE HER AGAIN JUST TO TELL HER THANK YOU I ALL WAYS HOPE THAT WE COULD MEET AGAIN I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HER AGAIN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS I ALL SO WANT TO SAY THAT THE LADY KEPT HER WORD TO ME I ASK HER BACK THEN IF SHE WILL DO ME A FAVOR WITHOUT THINKING THE LADY SAID SURE WHAT I TOLD HER THAT THIS MIGHT SOUND WEIRD NOW WHAT I AM GOING TO ASK YOU WHAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO DO IS THIS SOMETIME IN THE DEAR FUTURE I WANT YOU TO ADOPT SOME KIDS AND SHOW THEM THE LOVE THAT YOU HAVE SHOW ME HEAR TODAY THE LADY KEPT HER WORD TO ME