From our solemn mediator’s
lined notepad – Just a cheap thing –
he referred to his underlinings
He instructed you to observe
Some basic ground rules
now he knows how you are
Do not put aside your husband’s
neurological condition
His Parkinson’s cannot be ignored
It all went wrong weeks earlier
as you pulled out your own pen
when you wanted to Strike a deal!
It all went wrong when you roomed
not for love – a family trait – equalled by
sisterly disruptions of vows
I could not fix that drugged damage
when you stumbled from Brighton
Off your tits and smelling of builders
Our mediator knows who you are
as he gives me a look of concern
and says Are you able to carry on?
