Living Alone

Millions tried it long before I did
and few confirm that they like it
Perhaps those who do like to
live alone started out that way
and for those of us with partners
for years never quite adjust to it
A major problem - there is no one
to find my things lost for months
I'll never get the hang of cooking for
one since I never learned how for two
Making the bed takes only minutes
that is - after I begin to try it again
And to whom do I complain when
my clean folded underwear runs out
A weekly clean-up lady makes
things spotless but where is my stuff
Small art pieces and bric-a-brac is
left in groups of two and four - right
Worst of all is sleeping alone during
cold lonely and uncuddly nights
I wait for Spring and perhaps meeting
a lonely lady who is also tired of it all



F William Broome 2009