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Ceramic

I left Mabel to look after the plumber

A token of my trust in one so new

My ex-girlfriend rang on the land line

And Mabel saw red, her fuses blew

 

When I got home the bathroom was smashed

My new peach bidet lay in bits on the floor

No sign of Mabel, just her handiwork

And a bathroom with blood on the door

 

We think we know someone but don't

Jealousy with their re...

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