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The Girl in 202

by Devon E Mattys

“The Girl in 202” - Devon E. Mattys


An afternoon abrupt thump-thumping
Echoed in the hall.
I tried to get my homework done,
But I couldn’t think at all.

I’d expect this from another dorm,
Like maybe from Rovere...
But 24-hour-quiet Shafer??
I’d not expect it here!

For those of us who treasure silence
And need our sanity for work,
The offensive words and haunting beats
Do not help--they hurt.

We’ve tried all the formalities,
We’ve tried to be polite...
We told our PC and security,
And even tried ResLife.

Nothing, though, will work, it seems--
We’re stuck with this constant beat!
Phone New Orleans, nix Mardi Gras--
202 is heard from Bourbon Street!

We’ve been polite, we really have,
Gone sweetly to her door,
But I swear when next she pumps it up...
I’ll get my .44.

Ain’t no one gonna stop me,
I’m pissed off through and through--
I might remove her using violence,
That girl in 202.

Now 202 stands empty...
There’s a stain left on the wall...
I know it wasn’t right of me,
But at least... there’s silence on the hall.


[OR the more POLITE version, which I gave to my PC, who wanted to post it in the common room but will give to ResLife]:

“The Girl in 202”


An afternoon abrupt thump-thumping
Echoed in the hall.
I tried to get my homework done,
But I couldn’t think at all.

I’d expect this from another dorm,
Like maybe from Rovere...
But 24-hour-quiet Shafer??
I’d not expect it here!

For those of us who treasure silence
And need our sanity for work,
The offensive words and haunting beats
Do not help--they hurt.

We’ve tried all the formalities,
We’ve tried to be polite...
We told our PC and security,
And even tried ResLife.

Nothing, though, will work, it seems--
We’re stuck with this constant beat!
Phone New Orleans, nix Mardi Gras--
202 is heard from Bourbon Street!

We’ve been polite, we really have,
And asked her for no more,
But I swear when next she pumps it up...
I’m bustin’ down that door!

03/07/2002

Posted on 03/07/2002
Copyright © 2024 Devon E Mattys

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Posted by Dave Fitzgerald on 07/28/08 at 10:39 AM

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