61 A. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover!
You could leave them for another,
Or just leave and let them suffer,
Strand them and make them pay the cover,
You could become famous by learning to hover,
Or by getting arrested for someone you smothered,
Get appointed to a huge salary by the governor,
Or work for the CIA undercover,
Or worst of all, you could run off with their mother.
I'm no fan of poetry, but I confess to having read this several times, each time enjoying the not-overly-serious rhymes (do you know the work of Ogden Nash?) and the somewhat edgy and world-weary content--that edginess makes it very much week 12.
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