sperm whales

What happens when someone falls out of love? Is there a single, frozen in amber, sanctimonious moment when you decide you’re too good for whomever - the falling-out moment - where imperfections are revealed like a magic trick? “Huh,” you find yourself saying, “Weren’t you cuter, half-an-hour ago? Or is it a slow, drip, drip, drip Chinese-water-torture-like seepage? Maybe breakups are written in the stars, you know, Mercury drifts into retrograde and suddenly there’s empty air where your lover used to be. I’m not in a breakup, but I like to be prepared - these are just questions. like Isn’t every male whale a sperm whale? . . A song for this: If I Didn't Have You (Live) by Tim Minchin