Pink Carnations

He gives her a pink carnation
It's the first prom she'll ever attend
She's waited so long for this moment
So she can't wait for it to begin

Her daddy says, "Have her back by midnight"
He says, "Yes sir", as he opens her door
When she sits down, he pulls from the driveway
As the bottle rolls out in the floor

She says, "I didn't think we were drinking"
As he held the bottle to his lips
She says, "Stop it, what are you thinking?"
He says, "Come on just take a couple sips"

She promised her dad that she wouldn't
And she always tried keep her word
The sound of a car horn blowing
Was that last sound that she ever heard

They ran off the road, down the embankment
And Into the side of a tree
She didn't know that he'd already been drinking
And was as drunk as he could possibly be

He gives her a pink carnation
It's the first prom she'll ever attend
She's waited so long for this moment
So she can't wait for it to begin
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Taylor Avatar
April 16, 2010 at 10:58 AM
First and last prom as it tragically turns out
Roberts Avatar
April 15, 2010 at 9:26 PM
this one should be read by all the prom goers as a warning, very sad but true reality
Mehta Avatar
April 15, 2010 at 8:54 PM
I could detect a fine humour.
Culverhouse Avatar
April 15, 2010 at 5:32 PM
sad --where is the mother in law now? she should have whipped his butt
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