In the spirit of giving the benefit of the doubt to Sandy Berger, I offer this:

• To C., for repeatedly looking down the front of your shirt at your bare breasts during French class Senior year
  It Was an Honest Mistake

• To A., the girl who took my virginity. I meant to use a condom.
  It Was an Honest Mistake
• To M., I didn’t realize that all you had on that day in college was a tee shirt or I wouldn’t have been tickling you.
  It Was an Honest Mistake
• To the cop who gave me the speeding ticket in Vestal for going 30 mph over the limit.
  It Was an Honest Mistake
• To the stripper who I showed a twenty to but tucked a dollar into her panty
  It Was an Honest Mistake
• To A., who ran duty with me. I didn’t know it was the last slice of pizza.
  It Was an Honest Mistake
• To M. and A. I never thought I would do that in your mouth.
  It Was an Honest Mistake
• To L. It was the wrong place to put it in.
  It Was an Honest Mistake
• To D. I could have accepted your marriage proposal that New Year’s Eve while we were having sex and been a father to your two illegitimate children.
  It Was an Honest Mistake