The girls 
Sit and 
Swap tales 
Pat and stroke 
Soothe and 
Pluck at Stars 
Marriages 
Relationships 
Cares and Woes. 

The blokes 
Drink their 
Solidarity 
Piling up 
Bottles 
And bullshit. 

The kids 
Jump and run 
Dance 
And skip 
And can we 
And do.