because you've worked it out
so that I've bumped into you
every night (except last Thursday)
for several weeks.
But you should know
I'm happily married
and would prefer
to see you only rarely if ever,
and then just as acquaintances.
It's just that a surgery-
recovering husband
and an ear-infected baby
have made it necessary
for us to spend conscious time together.
Thank you for your understanding.