Love Gone Sour Poem by Francis Duggan

Sometimes he leaves the pub intoxicated after three hours drinking or four
Then he goes around to his partners house and raps upon the door
And disturbs the whole neighbourhood by creating such a din
Till she feels compelled out of a sense of shame for to allow him in.

And then an argument ensues and she shouts I don't want you here
By law you should not visit when you are full of beer,
You ignore the court order that when drunk you stay away,
You have become a nuisance and by the rules you do not play

Because I've given birth to your child does not give you the right
To come here full of liquor when the pub closes at night
But he stresses his point aggressively that the law he does not break
And that in her obtaining a court order on her part a mistake.

They shout and swear at each other for a half an hour or more
And disturb the sleep and peace of mind of the ageing pair next door
Till suddenly their shouting cease and all again is quiet
And the only sound made by the boobook owl who calls in the moonlight.

Sometimes when he is full of liquor on his partner or by now ex partner he pays an unwelcome call
And their shoutings can be heard next door through the thin timber wall
And the court order issued by a judge he ignores and disobey
And such is the price for love gone sour that some women have to pay.