At first there were so many I love yous
she could hardly count them,
But as the years passed by
the I love yous became nil.
She was dying from a lack of affection
and being taken for granted.
He was more interested in drinking with friends
while she stayed home alone.
Then one day she heard a country western song
entitled Isn’t It Lonely Together
and she knew what she had to do.
She left him a note that read I’m gone
and because we don’t have a relationship anymore,
and I’m tired of being so unloved and alone.
He tried to coax her back, but it was too late.
He said he would kill himself if she didn’t come back.
She called his bluff and stayed strong and free of him.
After that, he often got drunk and picked up stray women,
one night stands who never got involved with him.
She was more careful, took her time to find another
love and eventually found a good, attentive man,
got married and had a loving husband for the rest of her life.
Bob Boyd
