The Iron Fist of the Debating Society

I ask you with a guilty heart,
To excuse my impropriety,
In missing the very first debate
Of the the GLC Debating Society.

Accept my sincerest apologies,
For skipping last Saturday' session,
Through your dire electronic missive,
I have learnt a valuable lesson..
That you shall not accept absenteeism,
Irregularity will be abhorred,
At my evident lack of enthusiasm,
You are righteously appalled.

But what shall I offer by way of excuse?
Dysfunctional alarm clocks are trite
Late trains, buses and Mumbai traffic,
Are also a load of tripe.

Believe then in a prior commitment,
And although it was a wrench,
I had engaged with our esteemed Prof P,
To converse knowledeably in French.

The first meeting of the Club Francais,
An important "rendez-vous" at any rate,
Misjudging the appointed time, however,
I decided to skip the debate.

Excuse me this first time round,
Do not keep me in disfavour,
I vouch for my presence next time,
Or at least to seek your waiver!

Submitted by Dhvani Metha as an excuse!!!!!!
Henceforth therefore it is decreed that all those
who miss a debate must apologise in verse.