Innocent Man by Billy Joel. Story by Cher Finver, with The Stereo Stories Band
Listen to Cher Finver of Nevada narrate her story about Innocent Man, backed by The Stereo Stories Band.
Listen to Cher Finver of Nevada narrate her story about Innocent Man, backed by The Stereo Stories Band.
Here and now, a deer disappears over the distant mound. Three ducks peacefully paddle, winding their way ahead of the flowing waterfall gently calling me towards the steep terrain of my nightmares.
Occasionally the tensions in the house would boil over. Our mother would pick a fight over the dinner. Our father would try his best to be diplomatic, interpreting for each of the women as to what they may have meant. We would slink away, hiding in favourite places until things had simmered down.
I am free to find new horizons and make them mine. I am more than my bullies ever imagined and becoming more with each passing day. I refuse to let the past define me.
While the song plays I remember being a wispy 14-year-old who bought batik scarves from the forbidden head shop in town. I twisted them into halter tops which I wore under more demure shirts until I was safely out of the house.