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The Metamorphosis
He did not deserve
To take me to prom,
To see me dance the night away
And throw caution
To the wind,
To not worry about
What others thought,
And dance like there
Was no tomorrow
My friends bantered back and forth
All through the night
Making me laugh,
Until my sides hurt
We stole balloons,
We contemplated taking candles, too
We wore masks and viking hats
We danced in the dark
To the beat of our hearts
We were beautiful,
We were hilarious,
We were seniors in high school
Free for one night
In the place we call our prison
To do whatever we pleased
The lights strobed,
Making us different colors,
Blues and greens
That car ride home
At 3 in the morning
Turning up the radio,
To serenade me
As I laugh, for that’s all I can do
She is such an amazing person,
Through and through
I walk inside the house,
The porch light on
Taking the makeup wipe,
Transforming back
Into who he sees me as
The shy girl,
The door-mat,
The girl who always wears sweatshirts
But, for one night
I was someone new,
Someone exciting,
Someone who wasn’t through
With life
And instead,
Grabbed the music by its reins,
Exhilarated by the ride,
Free of pain
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