That night Fred went
Out all alone and invited a group
Of strange guys back to
The house. We had spoke
To one at my local once
Or twice. That was it.
I would have stayed
Longer and not
Have moved into
My Grans house.
But Fred made me
Sleep on the sofa.
And demanded I leave his
House and I took
My clothes and left.
He was so desperate
To not appear alone.
The guy he invited
Was renowned for
Being a bit of a drooth.
He worked for his dad
And missed work
In favour of drinking
And went on benders.
He just went where the
Wind blew. Or where
The beer was. So Fred
Knew he would not
Turn down an after
Party if he offered.
The source of many
Of our fights was
That we did everything
Together and needed to
Get something of our own.
I had to leave in
Order for Fred to be
Shaken up enough
To get his act together.
For him to see we
Needed to meet new people.
And everyone thought
We would get back together.
His family got a bed
For the spare room,
I saw when I went
To collect some of
My belongings. I barely
Got a grunt out of Fred.
What have you told
Your family? They know
The score don't they?
Have you got what
You want? He said.
That beds for me
I was thinking. But
Fred couldn't even be civil.
I couldnt squeeze one
Word from him.
So that was it.
Both our minds
Had been made up.