The place resounds with joy and laughter
Inspired by heady brews
But while the revellers hone their craft
I digest your breaking news
I stare at my expensive potion
It offers no relief
Your total lack of any emotion
is truly beyond belief
Wild is the ocean engulfing me
Dark is the future confronting me
In time, I know I'll find sanctuary
But for now … I'll just carry on
While I survey this gruesome pile-up
The waitress grins anew
She wouldn't wear that stick-on smile
If she'd been what I've been through
I quell the urge to scream and shout
To mourn what might have been
For all you really care about
Is that I don't make a scene
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Despite your meanness with common love
You were generous with your lies
If I'd reviewed your form-book this would
Come as no surprise
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