Andrew asks of strangers
whether they are married;
if they say ‘Yes’, he’ll ask them
who they’re married to
and if they answer ‘No’
he will ask ‘Why not?’
but if a loved one poses
‘Andrew, boy, who loves you?’
hoping he’ll come back
with ‘Mum’ or ‘Dad’ or ‘You!’
he looks away and effortlessly answers
‘Me! It’s me. I do!’
Lovely!
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