Wait Listed at the Gates

Let’s see...

Oh! Yes, yes, there

You are. Oh, dear,

Well, ummmmm...

Dear, Leila,

    Thank you for your

Interest in the pearly,

Not limestone, gates and

Your enthusiastic efforts 

To be here.

While we appreciate your

Intentions, there were simply 

Too many 

applicants.

Well, you see, you

Never went to drug,

Alcohol, and behavior

Rehabilitation. You 

May be a minority. But

You are not a

Minority of the minority.

Your handwriting is too

Neat and you smell...

So Clean. Not like 

Pot, or sewers.

We know this was your

First choice, but we’re

Sure you’ll find a 

Place for you.

One that’s

“Right.”

Here! Can I 

Tempt you with this 

Ring? The 

Forth ring is really

Quite nice. 

Luxurious. Always

Warm You can

Roast your midwestern 

Hot dogs and

High brow, privately 

Funded “Bon Appetite!”

Try again next year when

You clothe your body in rages.

Suffer an eating disorder,

Survive a natural disaster,

Create an alternate personality,

Relapse into alcoholism

And maintain your 4.0

of charity, sunday school and

prayers and we’ll do 

The best we can.