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Rated: E · Poetry · Comedy · #984323
a metaphorical extreme
Futile Pairings

Shall ne’er a pair
Long future share
Stay matched and mated,
Not solitaire?

Their mates desert
Like so much dirt.
Couplet unwedded,
Solo state revert.

Two made one,
Foul phenomenon,
Of missing socks
Ere laundry’s done.
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