I promise this time it
will be different,
Like how I can
assure you I won’t wait
with bated breath for
a text from you at 2 in the morning,
even though I know you
are asleep.
I assure you that I wont
use your old tee shirt as a pillow
then wear it the next day.
I can especially say
I will not leave a note
in the lunch I pack you
"I love you"
I can even promise that
I will just walk away
when I find her in
your bed again.

But I can’t promise that
I won’t steal your Wellies
and waltz out to your
garden and meet your
dog who lazily barks at
passing cars,
the one I taught to fetch
and is my best friend
the one who will
miss me most when
we are over.