You Can Understand

I need a separation, you can understand, it involves subjugation, you can understand. My boss at work chooses only female colleagues, some may be a temptation, you can understand. On break, his frequent jokes border on harassment, it is only flirtation, you can understand. Often I see him out in public with his wife in pleasant conversation you can understand. But when he’s at work, he’s much too touchy-feely; it’s not imagination, you can understand. Quitting my job, I'm moving on to better things; though he’s the aggravation, you can understand. Relief is coming to my senses, I proclaim my own emancipation, you can understand. a fictional ghazal, written February 5, 2017 for Broken Wings' contest on "G" forms