A Purple Obsession

It makes my friends wince

that I've become obsessed with Prince

He's The One, and I'm convinced

and it started ever since...

He took to the stage

and despite his middle-age

he struck a chord – I was amazed,

and his eyes, they held my gaze.

I melted on the floor

thunderstruck and in such awe

that a man of such slight stature

could take my heart capture.

I almost felt in pain

when he closed with Purple Rain

(although I did get confetti in my eye

now I know why doves cry...)

And so my heart was set

as fixed as you could ever get,

and at the age of twenty-six

I'd discovered love of Prince.

And from this monumental day

(it was the 23^rd of May)

I knew that we were meant to be

if only he would notice me.

I started every morn at 9

with a little 1999

(Until my dreams about the apocalypse

and freaky purple skies).

And before I went to bed

I'd dance the whole of 'Little Red

Corvette'

and yet

he has a private jet,

I'd bet!

My friends were beside themselves

and worried for my health

they threatened to have me sectioned

and planned a PRINCE-tervention...

But what they didn't realise

was that my heart was telling lies

and that my new found infatuation

was a blessing in disguise.

You see I needed a way to start

to heal my broken heart

and an unrealistic attraction

was the perfect distraction

from the pain that I still felt

and the purple one, he helped.

So yes he's older than my Dad

and yes, I am a little mad,

but Prince, you see... he's not so bad

he gave me focus, made me glad.

So I'll be thankful for the funk and roll

that fixed my heart and soothed my soul.

No, don't take it out on Mr Nelson

because in winning my affection

he stepped inside my crazy brain

and occupied my full attention.

He gave me something to take away

from all the hurt and all the pain,

so maybe you could let it slide

just this once, it could pass by?

I'll try to hold in all fun facts,

although this is a mammoth task

(Like, I bet you didn't know it's true

he wrote Nothing Compares To You)

And in the meantime, please be satisfied

that I know, I could never lie

Prince isn't The One,

and do you know why?

Because he's-

Nah, I can't think of a reason.

He's The One isn't he?

Yep.