It'll All Be Reet

"It'll all be reet,"
You always say,
Northern lilt
In your voice,
As you kiss my
Cares away.
"Without me
You'll be ok,"
You'd say,
"Go back to
What you did before
You have friends, family,
Who can give you more
Than I ever can.
I'm no good
For you, for anyone.
I'm a bastard,
I deserve nothing
From a woman
Like you,
Least so your love."
And sometimes
You'd let a tear fall
When you thought
I wasn't looking
But I saw
How you think
You would ruin it all.
Then you cover it over
Plaster over the cracks
With a shrug and a laugh
And say;
"It'll all be reet,
We'll be ok."