Birthday Surprise by realrhoda My boyfriend treats me oh so well My birthday dinner was the time to tell We feasted on gourmet Mexican cuisine You know, with plenty of spices and beans But that’s not all, oh no my friends He then had more elaborate plans He whisked me away to his lovely home Said he had a surprise and placed a blind-fold on Anticipating a special gift, I acquiesced to his request He stood me in the center of the room and said to wait He’d be back real soon. I heard him bounding up the stairs, it was dark and so Quiet, I assumed no one else was there By now those beans I enjoyed during dinner Were fighting inside and beginning to simmer Feeling the pain of gaseous digestion I longed for an outlet for all this congestion Thinking no harm, alone in the dark I just let it go, “Kaboom” and a spark What a relief but an odor remained I flapped out my coat like a bat on the wing Thinking all’s well I began to relax My boyfriend returned and eloquently waxed How he did love me and it was time to reveal The surprise for my birthday the blind-fold concealed So, off with blind-fold, on with the lights What I beheld- an embarrassing sight For there all around stood family and friends: “SURPRISE” and I WAS! No more birthdays since then Added to GotPoetry.com ( http://www.gotpoetry.com ) on 03-Nov-2009