Prom

I

Karma would catch up to me

I made a foolish decision to deny a beauty queen

The night before prom

Karma called to see when I would pick her up.

I had to tell Karma she wasn’t the one.

And I begin hearing the river of tears turn into flood.

This poor girl’s heart I broke because I had my selfish needs

I wanted the more likely chance of getting lucky between the sheets

On the day of prom my tailor came to visit me.

He said the vest wasn’t ready

A delay that was very pressing.

In the back of my mind I knew this couldn’t get any worse.

I received a call from my date and she said I’m ready when you are…

II

I chose a girl I felt would better suit my prom night dreams.

Delilah was everything a man can want

Carmel skin, long legs and hair draping past her breasts

Here attire was a mint green dress

Her smile stole my lips as I gave her a kiss

I was in love with the cocoon instead of what really mattered.

She was worth every Kodak moment I pulled out her.

At prom people envied me for all they saw was who I brought.

Those fifteen minutes of fame

Did justice to my name             

I was excited to see if my wishes would come true

Or this night die with my third eye blind to her tunnel of youth….

III

Instead she turned out to be just as deceiving as me

She was my Cinderella for the night, but at 12

She turned dark. The cold look in her eyes.

I saw the decision before she spoke

In her pretty perfect image

 She said the nastiest things to me which hurt the most

She told me she was going to leave with her friends

Without asking how I would feel.

She was supposed to be my date to the prom

But instead I was her free ticket out the deal…..

  

IV

I felt betrayed, but that’s Karma’s way of catching up to me.

Karma walks past me as she notices my date fleeing away from me.

A decorated grin seemed to strike her face

I know Karma should have been my first choice by the way

As the night hits one I leave into a limo without a date

But find the guilty pleasures of whiskey being passed my way

I take a sip and pass it to my best friend Shay.

Hours later Shay ends on top of me.

V

Karma would catch up to me

I chose a girl I felt would better suit my prom night dreams

Instead she turned out to be just as deceiving as me

I felt betrayed, but that’s Karma’s way of catching up to me.