I wasn't jealous.
I was just tired
Of hearing her
Saying that she
Had life all sorted.
And that I should
Take a leaf out of her book.
She doesn't bother
With boys at university.
She literally said that
I should be more
Like her friends daughter.
She had a boyfriend!!
And social media
Is smoke and mirrors
In many instances.
They didn't know
I had been in rehab.
Student life is renowned
For drinking and wild parties.
It didn't interest me anymore.

They spoke about freshers
Week and how she
Was shaking all over
As they had drunk continuously
I didn't find it awe inspiring.
Her mum showed
Me pictures of
Clubs with bouncy castles.
Are you sure you Are not
Not missing anything?
And when she told
The story of leaving
A friend who
Was nearly comatosed
In a student digs
Of someone they barely knew
I said that just because
The boys went to university
They still could have
Taken advantage of her.
And everybody just
Stayed silent like
I was a stick in the mud.
And my boss and the
Woman I worked next to
Both said that they
Wished they had lived
Their lives before
Settling down with their men.
And couldn't understand
Why someone would
Not go to university
If the chance was there.
Then out of the blue
The bosses friend
Said that: you do get money you know.
And I found out
That one of Fred's sisters
Friends was going to
Do nursing at University.
And why on earth
Did I not know that
Tuition fees for
Nursing in Scotland
Is a mystery.
But since the bi-polar
Was inevitable
It does matter.
But thanks for
The words of encouragement.
And don't sweat
The remark about
My relationship with Fred.