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Causus Belli
It’s counselor time we’re thinking
without a shadow of doubt
our relationship is sinking
we’re trapped, there’s no way out
It’s not one of those toothpaste tube issues
nor toilet seat left unclosed
not about which way to stack the dishes
or where the soiled clothes are disposed
Not a refusal to ask for directions
when our vessel has strayed off course
nor hogging the newspaper sections
that has brought us to the brink of divorce
No, this time it’s a life and death matter
a question of principle no less
that has torn our affection to tatters
replaced marital bliss with distress
It’s a bedroom thing that’s the cause
that’s making our tempers so red
a difference about closing some doors
so the cats can’t jump up on our bed
I’ve got used to the clock and its ticking
the screwing of tops off the creams
but these confounded cats and their licking
has disturbed my most intimate dreams
So its off to the therapist with sorrow
resolute irreconcilable and blue
and I hope that when we meet her tomorrow
she isn’t a cat lover too
© Johnmichael Simon
2006
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