Something Is Wrong With This Picture..
The kids are getting hammered
Buying beer down the shops
For a penny a piece
They have the least fear
The least surprise in their eyes
When collared by the police
With bravery in their hearts
They believe they are untouchable
The beer already doing the rounds
Until at a quarter to five
Their happy party is interupted
By the wake up call of jail like sounds
Even worse, the girl who started out
So pretty that night
Hoping to catch the latest boys eye
Egged on by society
And its wasted lessons
Says yes to each drink that should of passed her by
With bravado and intoxigating
Confidence she walks up to him
Unsteady on her feet and lipstick newly applied
With not a hint of the morning
To come, after the night before
And the tears she will of cried
Tonight and him
Is all she can see
He is back slapped by his mates and told to go
The park seems appealing
As they hurriedly make their way
In a haze of drunken glow
Not even time for a postcard
This is not a place
Either one of them should be
As soon as it began
Its over
Something is wrong with this picture
Or is it just me...!
Copyright © Jo Hayton | Year Posted 2009
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