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Weddings evoked grief

For someone like Walter

With memories of being

Left stranded at the altar

 

Still dreaming of the one

Who shafted him badly

He'd wake up screaming

Bandy legs kicking madly

 

One dream, of making love

To an Amazon stunner

Got to the tipping point

But she'd done a runner

 

He sought a therapist

A woman of renown

Arson took her ...

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