When I was in high school, I thought the kids
called nerds were abnormal.
To a degree I was right, and I had no admiration
for them,
like I did for the troublemakers like myself.
When I got much older and took many hard knocks,
I began to appreciate nerds for their intellects.
I also envied them a bit because they weren’t as
addicted to girls as I was,
and for how had I been like them I could have done
better in life,
and not been crazily involved with many women,
some which brought me trouble and grief.

Bob Boyd