a man never forgets his            first *****;
kissing  Karen Goodman in     third  grade
in the bat-house of             the Bronx zoo;
she gripped             my fingers & brought
her face     to mine; otherwise I'd have    never found hers in the dark
        kissing a beautiful
nine-year-old redhead i          n the bat-house w/ all the      screeching bats everywhere
made me wonder                          why Batman didn't
initially recruit a Batgirl
instead of the                        under-        dressed        
        ­                                                          Boy Wonder;         they
could have                    called                         the team
Batman & Batgirl;        the Dating Duo     & then Batwife -  
    the catwoman is on the prowl ;    'where do u think u're going?'  
                  The Joker is on the loose,            
                  & we can't find a babysitter.