Breakups Are Always Hard

When a couple parts ways it’s always difficult to accept. But over time, as people grow and mature, they often evolve into different individuals who no longer want the things they used to desire – such as each other. This must be the case with the homeless couple who used to live on the overpass just outside my building.

These two were perfect for each other. They had so much in common: Heaps of trash, a smattering of teeth which, if you combined both mouths, made one complete set, disease. I watched this romance blossom. They began living at opposite ends of the overpass. She was on the right, nestled under a bush, and he was on the left, cramped underneath a 3-foot-high concrete wall. Within weeks they were seen begging together on the sidewalk. It was practically written in the stars.

I don’t know what caused them to split up. Maybe she became jealous of his other personalities. Or maybe she finally hit it big and found that hidden soda can depository. Maybe he got a fantastic deal on a park bench. Just another set of questions that will haunt mankind forever.

I guess I won’t be holding my breath for these two to get back together. Unless I’m within 10 feet of either of them, cause they stink really, really bad. Yet another thing these lovebirds had in common.