I Want You Back

I Want You Back I want you back because it saves me looking It’s not your sexual enchantment, or fabulous cooking Solitary and forlorn without your condemnation I offer you this olive branch for your consideration It will also save me time, I’m used to its misery Suffering is as addictive as it is derisory Can you see your way, to eating my food Ignoring me daily and to my family, rude I can overlook all this, no need to make me tea I’ll be your doormat if you’ll come home to me Please keep your salary. I’ll fund your life Keep all your charms that cut like a knife Come home, do nothing at all if you wish Don’t wash a fork, knife or a dish Let’s give it a crack, say forty-five years At least I won’t be lonely, one of my fears So, what do you say? Return to the rut I’ll be subservient, my mouth will be shut. David Cox 16/10/22