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I took a hearse to prom. Not the most conventional way at all. Not the sort of carriage a prince Should take to a ball. My chauffeur drove me. He was dressed in black. I suppose a hearse is better Than my mum’s old Cadillac. I drove alone to prom. Said I’d meet my date there. Besides, she’d be late with all Her make-up and her hair. I just had to suit up And get my tie to sit real still. Then my father looked me over, And said; ‘I think you fit the bill.’ So I sat in anticipation As I drove there to the prom. But who’d have thought in two minutes Everything would go wrong. My father’s an alcoholic, see. As was my chauffeur. Because they are the same man. The man who drove the hearse.
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Apr 13, 2014
Apr 13, 2014 at 5:35 AM UTC
The Man Who Drove The Hearse
I took a hearse to prom. Not the most conventional way at all. Not the sort of carriage a prince Should take to a ball. My chauffeur drove me. He was dressed in black. I suppose a hearse is better Than my mum’s old Cadillac. I drove alone to prom. Said I’d meet my date there. Besides, she’d be late with all Her make-up and her hair. I just had to suit up And get my tie to sit real still. Then my father looked me over, And said; ‘I think you fit the bill.’ So I sat in anticipation As I drove there to the prom. But who’d have thought in two minutes Everything would go wrong. My father’s an alcoholic, see. As was my chauffeur. Because they are the same man. The man who drove the hearse.
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Apr 13, 2014
Apr 13, 2014 at 5:35 AM UTC
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