Disgruntled

MAD KANE

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DISGRUNTLED!

A woman who tended to whine

Told her husband that he was a swine.

She said 'I have found,

Just by looking around

That no husband's as awful as mine!

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IN THE MALL

When we had that conversation, 

The casual one in the mall,

I didn't tell you I felt fine

Not missing you at all.

We talked in a stilted manner

About our daily lives,

No nasty innuendos,

No sticking-in of knives.

I asked about your mother;

You asked about my trip;

I said I was very busy;

We didn't make one slip.

We didn't remind each other 

Of the very last time we'd met;

Of the screaming accusations

That I know I don't forget.

We didn't mention the anguish

That we both were thinking of;

We didn't even hint at

That terrible thing called love.

I didn't mention Josie,

You didn't mention Ben.

Although they were so important

Way back, way back when.....

Both of us pretended

To be quite at our ease,

As though we'd just erased them,

The awful memories.

There were no backward glances,

No sentiment at all.

We were completely natural,

When I met you in the mall.

There was that one omission

So an apology's due.......

I didn't say 'I no longer love you.'

How could I? It isn't true.

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