I remember swimming
As a young girl
And a girl
Said btw I can
See the shape
Of your nipple
Through that costume..
It was black and light peach
And I looked and
True to form
You could make out
One of my nipples
Because the costume
Was worn down.
I think she said
I was a "pikey"
I went crazy at mum
When I got home.
And she just called
Me an ungrateful s^it.
Money does not
Grow on trees.

When at a training camp
I took these shorts n t-shirt
For pyjamas
And my friend
Would always say
I could get away
Without a bra.
That hers nearly
Dropped to her knees
All ready without one.
So I came out
Into the corridor
And my two team mates
And another boy just
Raised their eyebrows
And I went
I should have got
A bra or a crop top.
And put two fingers
Across the nipple areas.
And that boy smiled
But my team mates
Went all solemnly silent.
I was adept at
Laughing off embarrassing
Situations by then.
I was a little
Self deprecating as
A dorky teen.