July 18, 2007

Classics

I'm making this nerdy book-type thing for my dad which requires me to go through all my photo albums and scrapbooks. Which is sorta fun, and sorta sad (I'm so dang old), and sorta monotonous at the same time. But when I found the following poem, my night picked-up... in a big way.

So, without further ado, I present you with the poem that Mr. David Foley wrote for me, and delivered (with pink eye, no less) on my 22nd birthday (January 28):

It was freshman year at GW,
When I began my long quest.
A little down on my luck,
And looking for a new best.

There was nobody in Thurston -
Believe me, I looked, I know.
So I made a wish at 11:11
And lucky for me I found a pro.

It was freshman english
That the two of us would meet.
For there next to Mark Santanello
Sat the picture of sweet.

Was she black, white with a tan?
Or just mexican, I wanted to know!
Well turns out she was born in Chile,
To a 13 year old South American ho.

Adopted, deported, and raised -
Typical Chilean rags-to-riches.
She attended St. Paul's School for Girls -
Ya know, one of them private school bitches.

Preppy, popular, and innocent
Her demeanor coulda made me sick.
But underneath it all
I saw a thievin' down ass trick.

When I met her it was all
Angel and April and such.
But I could tell Mol was a keeper
The others, not so much.

She was all Disney and showtunes.
I liked Janet, Britney and Pink.
Some things we remained divided on,
But I made her dump Backstreet for NSYNC.

Still she was sad about AJ's addiction,
Well, of course, I mean that's her nizzle.
Did I lie when I said that I'd pray for a speedy recovery?
Ah, fa shizzle.

From Private School Princess,
To trash talkin' foo'.
Stealin' candy from Provisions -
Yeah, I think I taught her that too.

I learn so much from her,
I think I catch on real quick.
Her #1 rule, never kiss on the mouth
When you're just turning a trick.

Rojit, Abs and Gundersen -
Them boys will come and they will go.
Downright slutty or just a tease?
Ask Tatham, I hear she gave him a show.

She's brave and adventurous,
Even studied an entire semester in Rome.
I like that she's so well traveled,
But love much more when she at home.

Our future together looks bright,
Matter fact I think I'll keep her around.
There's talk of an apartment in New York -
But don't ask her mom how that sound.

The rest is like history...
Has she changed, some might say.
She still sing a showtune or two,
But prefer a janet mix anyday.

In the end, My prayers were answered,
I'm the luckiest boy on the planet.
For who would have thought
I'd find a Jackson better than Janet?

If I ever let her go
She may fly away like a bird.
But do I think she'd come back?
Believe you me, I ain't scurred.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Awww, so cute.