She said she’d
love me for eternity,
but managed to reduce
it to eight months
for good behaviour.
She said we fitted
like a hand in a glove,
but then the hot
weather came and such
accessories weren’t needed.
She said the future
was ours, but the deeds
were maid out in
her name.
She said I was
the only one who
understood completely,

and then she left me
and said she knew
that I’d understand completely.

Steve Turner, Declaration of intent.