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Red Silky Cape
I remember I was seven or eight...
My aunt, who was 12 years older than me
She had been a cheerleader in her teens
and she kept her old uniform
Which came with a red silky cape.
The year was 1981, or 82
It was sometime after Superman II had come out
I got a hold of my aunt’s old red silky cape,
And I ran around the neighborhood like I was Superman.
All the kids (even the older ones) ran around with me,
Wishing that they could have a cape like mine.
Their parents asked my grandmother,
Where they could get red cape like mine.
But she didn't remember,
She had bought it some 10 years before.
One time I leaped from the roof of my house,
(Thank God I didn’t hurt myself).
But I always had a great time
Wearing that red silky cape.
My grandmother had grown tired of it.
So to deter me from using it again
Used it as a snot rag.
Oh what a fond memory.
My aunt, who was 12 years older than me
She had been a cheerleader in her teens
and she kept her old uniform
Which came with a red silky cape.
The year was 1981, or 82
It was sometime after Superman II had come out
I got a hold of my aunt’s old red silky cape,
And I ran around the neighborhood like I was Superman.
All the kids (even the older ones) ran around with me,
Wishing that they could have a cape like mine.
Their parents asked my grandmother,
Where they could get red cape like mine.
But she didn't remember,
She had bought it some 10 years before.
One time I leaped from the roof of my house,
(Thank God I didn’t hurt myself).
But I always had a great time
Wearing that red silky cape.
My grandmother had grown tired of it.
So to deter me from using it again
Used it as a snot rag.
Oh what a fond memory.
Published 13th Mar 2020
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13th Mar 2020 9:56pm
Oh ugh! What a visual, Wally! I both laughed and cringed!
Shame that she did that, though!
Shame that she did that, though!
20th Mar 2020 7:58pm
I used to drive her crazy when I'd run around with that cape. She'd hide it and I'd find it. My aunty didn't care, then one day I found it in the pile of dirty laundry, then I gave up. Still makes me laugh.
14th Mar 2020 2:24am
Aaaa I love it!
I remember jumping off my bed with a red blanket on like a cape, telling my mother I could fly!...only to fall face first into the carpeted floor haha.
I remember jumping off my bed with a red blanket on like a cape, telling my mother I could fly!...only to fall face first into the carpeted floor haha.
20th Mar 2020 7:59pm
We certainly used our imaginations and took risks jumping on furniture and other things. We carry the scars to prove it.
Thanks for stopping by Corrin.
Thanks for stopping by Corrin.
14th Mar 2020 4:00am
I saw superman in the movie theatre with my dad, I loved it, what a fond memory. He loved Marlon Brando, of course..
20th Mar 2020 8:01pm
As I grew older, I began to appreciate more of Brando's work. Now old movies have a nostalgic feeling.
