You went through a phase when
You used to bring me soap
Waitrose essentials
Olive and jojoba
Each and every time you would come home to visit
Just a small gesture
Because I had once said that I liked it
And we didn’t have one of those
Nearby
I ended up with such a stockpile that about two years ago I had to ask you to stop
There was no more room in the cupboards
Nobody warns you about the sneaky little things
That catch you out
Seemingly ordinary actions
On a day where actually
I had been feeling alright
Actually
Quite happy in fact
Until I went into the cupboard
For a fresh bar of soap
And realised
It was nearly the last
Who would have thought that one day
Waitrose essentials
Olive and jojoba soap
Would make me momentarily
Feel so Profoundly sad