Joe
I have just run into Josie and her beautiful girlfriend
What a lovely couple they are
You must be so proud
I am very happy for them
Are they visiting your mother
Yes
Where are you
In Richmond planning the revolution
But I will be down this weekend
It will be lovely to see you
Please pop into Benedicts
I will
Joe this is a very private question
Josie said that you were once stabbed
I was glassed
It was many years ago
What happened
Josie and I were on a train
When a drunk touched her leg
She swore at the pervert
And he spat in her direction
I then flattened him with a punch
We grappled for a while
Before an off duty cop
Threatened to arrest him
He asked did I wish to press charges
I declined as I had actually thrown a punch
Details were taken and the sorry creature
Was carted off by the railway police
Because he was drunk
Josie was actually angry with me
Because I had acted in such a manner
Noting that she was personally capable
Off dealing with low lives
Such as the one we encountered
It was only as we showered that Josie
Noticed a gash on my back
Which had been caused by a broken glass
This upset Josie as she said it could have been a knife
I see did you regret what happened
Yes and no
Part of me thought myself foolish
The other part would do it again
My father once said to me
That whilst I have most of the gifts
I do have a number of weaknesses
One being that I tend to shoot from the hip
Try to control it as it will get you in trouble one day
I am a very peaceful man as you are aware
But there is something black and white about me
There is no grey
Josie finds this hard to understand
Because I am so three sixty
And I think that she is sometimes scared for me
That was very honest Joe
You are bitterly honest
Black and White
I have known you both for a number of years
But you do continue to surprise me
I am looking forward to seeing you Rosie
And I promise that I will behave myself
As long as I get two scones
You are the decent sort Joe
Our country was built by people like you
Seriously
You are making me blush
Home made jam
Strawberry or Lime
And the Grey Lady
Your tray is being prepared
Till then Rosie
I will reserve the twins favourite table
By the window
With a extra chair
xxx