The first day I met my dear friend Julie,

Her eyes were wild, her hair unruly,

She’d been a single mum ‘til her kids were took away,

And she’d kept herself to herself since that heartbreaking day.

She was homeless went we met and I had room to spare,

I preferred the sofa, Julie liked the chair,

Julie quickly ruled the roost - I admit I was smitten,

I worked full time, she was Benefits Britain,

But somehow it worked and we rubbed along together,

Our unspoken agreement - this was forever.

We mainly slept apart (a shared understanding),

Affectionate touches if we passed on the landing,

But I went to bed early; Julie was a night owl,

She picked up guys. I, her wet towels.

Some would say I was a fool, a classic doormat,

To my dear friend Julie,

My first ever cat.