Goodbye to the Gallaghers

When you watch a show for many years,

The characters you’re viewing

Become like friends; you care about

Their lives and what they’re doing.

 

So when the final season wraps,

It’s sad to know they’re leaving

And part of you might even do

A tiny bit of grieving.

 

Of course, the actors will disperse,

Their fictional creations

Abandoned as they seek some other

Brand-new adaptations.

 

But we, the audience, will miss

The Gallaghers of “Shameless,”

Who felt so real that their portrayers

Surely aren’t blameless.

 

Farewell to Frank, Fiona, Lip,

To Debbie, Carl and Ian;

To Kevin, V and all the rest

I never tired of seein’.

 

I thank you for 11 years

Of TV time enjoyment

And hope each actor finds, real soon,

Fulfilling new employment.