I wasn't angry you
Wanted to stop seeing me.
I was relieved.
I lived in a cramped
Council flat and I
Was not a popular person.
Your parents were
Educated secondary teachers.
You had such a hectic
Social life that you
Would not even walk
Me to the bus stop
When I wasn't 100%
Sure where it was.
Me and my friends
Were forthcoming and a
Bit wild and rough
Around the edges.
I knew that this
Wasn't built to last.
That we, my friend and I
Were to these boys, just
A passing flirtation.
My boyfriend only phoned
When he was drunk.
He was so abrupt
On text I didn't phone often.
While my friend would
Brag on about being
On the phone for an hour
And a half, like soul mates.
If I didn't have this
Burgeoning sport career
I would not have
Even went on a first date
After meeting this boy
In the club. And
If I didn't have this
Childhood friend of mine
With such gusto
To seize the moment
Saying come with me
And speak to him.
A girl in one of
My classes said she
Did not think of
The future enough.
She was only
Thinking of right now.
That she may regret,
Her promiscuous ways,
Come later days.