I was admittedly proud when I heard the news

I said “Well someone FINALLY agrees I have paid my dues!”

They would feature my picture in a national ad

So I sent them the best one that I had

I waited with great anticipation

The long two months until publication

Then the day finally came and so did the mail

The nation would see me and all would hail

I flipped through the pages and there it was

At first happy but my mood changed because

Although I got what I was looking for

Under my picture it just read “BEFORE”