Clink,

The glasses go

What a celebration

A toast

To the new generation

We clap

We laugh

A glorious occasion

But wait

What’s this

You weren’t invited

A glance

A stare

The room goes silent

Laughter again

Of a different kind

Sinister

Malicious

Out of their mind

“Pardon the intrusion”

The stranger chimes

I am the wicked

I am the divine

“For I couldn’t help notice,

You left me behind”

A swish

A flicker

The room fills with smoke

Only gasps

For no one spoke

And just like that

The night is ruined

No more smiles

The assailant determined

A curse bestowed

With malicious intent

And just like that,

Off they went

Swish