Why I go to Parties.

Why I go to parties, you ask?
not so that I can take a swig from a flask
and have to wear a fascade and mask
of stupor, inebriation, and intoxication
I go to parties for the same reason as a vacation
To relax, to enjoy, to savor the moment!

But, another reason I go I hold dear
one that is the idea of preventing tears
--it is truly every mom's worst fear
that their son or daughter
will be caught in the slaughter
and after that there is no laughter

because lives are lost or friendships ripped apart
amid all these broken parts
it is the bottle that rips them apart

FOR WHAT?
lucidity, nerves, or the taste
it just become a disgrace
that men become boys and women like girls
this is a thought that makes me want to hurl

What happened to happiness or peace
or the idea of those with the most are those with the least?

SEIZE and end the nonsense before it is too late
I don't want to have to remember this date
because of its association with hate

I want to remember a great day with some of my mates
We chose our own fates--it is important to be social and relate
So drop the bottle if what it creates
the things that your momma would hate