• Ring ring what does it bring?
    I clutch the phone with such a sting.

    “Oh it’s you…. An evening out?”
    -- he’ll be bringing her, no doubt--

    “I’m sorry hon, I’m much too busy,
    My cat’s too ill, my hair’s too frizzy,

    “Floors to sweep, pans to scrub,”
    (secrets to keep)”and then the tub,

    “Calls to make, letters to write,
    And laundry’s piled to such a height!

    “Essays to script, homework to do-
    Wait now, what? When? Who?

    “Oh, I’m sorry to hear, truly my dear,
    But she’s not worth a single tear!

    “I was wary of her from the start!
    I told you she might drop your heart.

    “But that bruise will fade, my dear friend,”
    (so hand it over for me to mend)

    “It’s her loss then, you should know.
    What time did you say we should go?

    “Dinner at seven? A movie at eight?
    Sounds delightful! I just can’t wait!”