The Worst Date

Inspired by "Crank" by Ellen Hopkins.

 

It was supposed

To just be a good time

With her friends.

Just a night out

With the girls,

No men to stress

Her out, no boys

To make her angry,

No males to drive

Her completely insane.

Of course, things never

Turn out as they are planned.

 

It was supposed

To just be one drink

And that was it.

Just one stupid

Drink of something

That wasn’t even

That strong; just

Something that everyone

Was doing.

Of course, that one drink

Led to others, and

Those led to things

That she didn’t plan.

 

Who knew that on

Her eighteenth birthday

She would end up

Trying something

New – her friends

Told her it would

Be alright, all of them

Had done it,

With no side effects.

It was supposed to

Be a party to

Celebrate her birthday –

Instead, it become

A nightmare.

 

Oh, not from the stuff –

No, that was great.

It made her fly

High, above the clouds,

And it made her see

Everything much

Differently –

In a nearly

Perfect light.

Of course, the

Trip down

Wasn’t quite as

Easy, and she

Wasn’t quite ready

For that to happen,

So she had some more.

 

And that turned into

More and more

And more and more

Until she began to

Feel the side effects

Quite clearly –

All the gruesome,

Hidden side-effects

Her friends never

Told her about.

At the time,

Of course, she didn’t

Mind at all.

No, she looked at it

As an adventure –

An opportunity

To do what she

Would have never

Dared to do before.

 

It was supposed

To be a night

With her friends.

Instead, it was

A one-night stand

With a boy

She would never

Again meet,

An encounter that

Never would have happened

Without a little help

From the monster.

Author's Note

Do you think this should be teen or mature? I said teen, because these are teen issues, but a few people have said I should do mature.

Reviews

[Kena Dawn Augustine]

not just teens go through this. i had an exper where someone i was dating spiked E in m y drink, just a year ago, i had never done that before. and it made me make some mistakes. so yes, it could be teen, but not just teens go through this. It's not mature because there are not alot of details. A story, to help others realize. good job!

[justjenn_2u]

I feel TEEN would be appropriate. Maybe this will give a voice to any teen who may read this.

[Collette]

I think it definitely fits within the teen range...this is one of the biggest issues the youth tends to face. Peer pressure and sex...never a good combo. Still, you do an excellent job of mapping it out, both the causes and consequences. I enjoyed that fact that you didn't make it seem like the end of the world, just a bad decision she has to deal with. It was not overly preachy, and I think it brings the message clear and center.
good job!

[Erin Sky]

I vote teen - mature would be summat that had really graphic imagery or foul language.

New slogan: poetry: my anti-drug.

[Andromeda]

hmmm...teen? idk.
it's good. youch. ill have to put that book on my to read list