PARTYING WITH STRANGERS!

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NEW PROMPT:
Write a STORY or POEM about showing up at a New Year's Eve party to which you were invited, only to discover that you don't know a single person there ....

PARTYING WITH STRANGERS!

Got a fancy New Years invite;
didn't know quite how to act!
Was surprised to see who sent--
was excited to the max!

Was a good friend from my office,
from an elite neighborhood.
When I viewed the swanky address,
I knew this night would be GOOD!!

So, off I went to party down;
was anticipating fun!
When arriving, I discovered
I did not know any one!

My good friend had left the city;
leaving me alone with jerks!
That just goes to teach this maxim:
don't get too enthralled with perks!