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231. Breakfast

Bacon and eggs is what we ate
It was amazing that you were awake
You griped and moaned about the bacon
So much so that my stomach began aching
We did not talk you and I
Why we are married I don’t know why
Things used to be so really great
Now I volunteer just to work late
I buy you flowers but you don’t care
Sometimes I wonder if you know I’m here
My happiness is lost and not yet found
I’m really wondering if I should stick around
You complain we aren’t intimate anymore
Could it be you stay home and yet do no chore?
I wash dishes and cook my own meals
You just watch television or shop for great steals
If this is love I’d sooner pass
For surely if this continues I’ll never last
Though we said our vows a short time ago
The space between us now exceeds a mile or so
I just wish that things could be as before
Either that or I’ll have to find the door
If you feel the same I hope you’d talk
Before either of us feel compelled to walk
But know this my spouse, lover, and my friend
For all we’ve gone through I’d hate to see it end


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