Mother Earth Painting

here I contemplate the astonishment slash excitement slash deep shame I felt when, dashing into my best friend's backyard to grab my schoolbooks, I came face to face with his naked sunbathing mom. i thought i'd never be able to look her in the eye again but the next time we met she smiled and asked if i wanted a Coke, just as if no earth-shattering event had taken place and she was simply my friend's mom instead of a looming goddess of mystery and dream-haunting power who cast her shadow over every aspect of my near-pubescent being. In retrospect I realize it was the only way to release me from what would probably have been years of torment... women are wise!