Delayed Gratification:
Her Touch Softer Your Kisses Sweeter
4 min readJun 18, 2022
I’m crossing campus after a late Study Hall session. I spy a familiar figure sitting on one of the picnic tables used for outside dining. It is Simone, one of our gorgeous Tiger Belles.
I take my headphones down and press Stop. At first blush, I think she is a beautiful mirage I’m imagining in the middle of a dark, desolate Clemson…