count to ten

"Lover By Number"

He thought prematurely that he had one her over,
That she loved him two just the same.
But by and by, he counted to three
And be four he knew it, she was gone.
All his five senses felt her absence;
Six to his stomach, he was indeed.
And on day seven, it was time for rest
As he eight and swallowed his pride whole.
You see, he had never had be nine emotions--
Only ten toes to keep him steady.