Poem 97: Compromise

Whatever the experts profess my wife and I always choose to obey

Lately we have taken social distancing in a different way

We never planned it out intentionally, it just seemed to be the case

How can two people who love each other, not occupy the same space?

You see my wife is on a binge that she can’t really cease

The devotion she has given to it continues to increase

She is now on quite a bender and now three days have gone by

I don’t want to engage with her in this habit and I refuse to try

I admit I have joined her in these escapades once before

I tried again this time, but I couldn’t do it anymore

How long will we be apart? No one really knows

I think there are ninety seven episodes in this particular show

The show is about a virgin, I think her name is Jane

I could be viewing it with her but alas I chose to refrain

I’ve left her in the living room to continue with her addiction

I crawled down in the basement to avoid any unwanted friction

She is now sitting upstairs in the bright lit room

I am forced to the cellar to sit amongst all the gloom

I, being the nice guy have decided to take it like a man

To keep my partner happy, I’ll do everything I can

Now I’m forced to remain in here with the big screen

All in an effort to stay calm and not to cause a scene

So now I am all alone and there is no one else around

Sitting in front of the 4k television listening to the surround sound

That is what I have to endure while I’m stuck in this hole

Friday I had to sit through the Rose and the Sugar Bowl

Saturday I was forced to choose between football and hockey on the air

Does anybody really understand my dilemma? Does anybody care?

Four games of junior hockey is what I ended up getting to see

During intermission I watched some football, how much worse can it be?

Yesterday my Buffalo Bills played and they beat the Dolphins crew

If you were in my position, would you put up with it like I have to do?

I may be stuck in this dudgeon until the junior championships come to a close

While she is able to sit in comfort while watching her favourite show

I got an update from wife, she says she is now into season four

Spoiler Alert: It seems Jane can’t be called a virgin anymore

Not sure how many more episodes are left for her to see

So who knows  how much longer my sentence will truly be

I’ve turned down the gas fireplace and now there’s a chill in the air

I’m just going to leave it that way just to show how I don’t care

I won’t turn up the thermostat, I won’t even venture to try

I’ll just sulk in my recliner and set my electric blanket up to high

I hope to endure this all until everything finally comes to a stop

I must leave you now to get some more chips and then refill my pop