Dating, Do You Feel My Blues? Poem by Mark Heathcote

Dating, do you feel my blues?
Sharing all my troubles
Where every bubble burst
And the days I shadowed a loved one in a hearse
Dating, 'Oh darling, ' it's a pleasure to meet you.

Dating, do you feel my blues?
In a buffed pair of pinching new tan brogue shoes
Sharing pleasantries
Looking you straight in the eye
Trying -not to show any shame or blame for who I am.

Darling, could you look any colder at me?
Am I a bothersome beer fly a bee now in your head?
Can we change the subject? Or beat it off to bed.
Tell me all about your mistakes; the dating scene
About where you've lived, who -with and been.

Dating, do you feel my blues?
It's the story of the Rock of Ages.
Reading in between the pages
Will -we ever meet again? What are the undulations?
Do I need an undertaker to list all my medications?

It is a process that can take ages to be successful.
But all I want to do is cry right now.
Or play footies under the table with you
Darling, all I'm asking is do you want to play too?
Because all I want to do is kick off these awful brogue shoes and read your thoughts.