mr erudite, ms socialite*

mr erudite sees ms socialite
and scoffs in his delight
that her mind is in a squalor
and she does nought but squander
the vestiges of her youth
while her mind becomes uncouth.

he ponders how she downs
her drink while society frowns
at the imbibing of alcohol
and stumbles smiling down a hall
to hail a taxicab
to an unknown house and get stabbed.

he lingers in his loft
and murmurs in tones soft
to himself and no one else
"she is to ring the bells of hell!"
and a spark burns in his eye:
an idea from on high!

"i shall save her state!"
he declares in valour great
and puts on his lincoln coat.
he drives through many roads
to rescue his lovely maid;
but alas, too late:
she got laid.

*not based on any real life characters
*entirely fictional