Tooty

In an age ago
An older wiser more
Sophisticated Maribelle
Glided feet firmly on the floor
Into the exclusive country club
Dining room where a young
Waiter greeted her at the
Door only to explain the
Dining room was not
Open due to the
Men’s Trophy
Golf lunch
Which
Meant that
Maribelle was
Excluded from her
Planned entry on her
17th birthday she expected
To celebrate alone in somber
Solitude solo as befitted a
Person of her high level of
Sophistication a noun
She was quite fond
Of using with the
Elongated drawl
Terrribly often
Reflexively
As she
Was
Now a
Woman,
No longer the
Flying debutante
Yet on hearing the
News her grand entry
Was not to be she
Was unable an
To stop her
Audible
Involuntary
Response of,
“Well, shit-tooty .”
17 is a difficult age
Halfway between her
Current status as the flying
Debutante and her long
Waited notoriety as
The debauched
Debutante if
She could
Only find
Herself
A suitable
Prince Charming,
Always in short supply
In Claiborne County Texas.