I live with a girl named
Small Town Amerika
We have been together
For just over six years
And run a small gallery in Rye
That Amerika inherited
From her late father
Who died in the Milwaukee Air Disaster
In the June of 2013
Amerika also has a brother
Who lives in Guildford
But they have not spoken
For three years and a half years
Because of her fathers stamp collection
Which is claimed by both siblings
This split shows no sign of a resolution
And if anything is getting worse
I have tried to mediate but have failed
In a month we are travelling to Wisconsin
To visit her fathers final resting place
We do this one a year normally in September
And treat it as a short vacation
Amerika’s mother is still alive
But left her father when she was two
They occasionally correspond
But this is not a frequent occurrence
As both women are strong willed
I am also a minor artist and specialise
In painting the soft meadows of Kent