Viola and I were sitting in the shelter of a deep breakwater
Which was cutting off the chilly northern wind
Whereas above us the visitors were wearing winter coats
We were wearing our summer rags
I was wearing a azure tee shirt and cotton shorts
Which were displaying my tanned legs to a great advantage
Viola was wearing a vest which had once been produced
As a tie in for a Frankie Goes to Hollywood tour
But the original message had faded and she had added her own
Gender Fluid Time Traveller
We were discussing coffee as we soaked up the sun
I poured it from my Frankie Goes to Hollywood flask
In the distant future you will not find coffee
You will find tea and other stimulants but not coffee
Only in TK4 which was once Namibia can you find coffee
Elsewhere it is banned for reasons lost in time
This is my first taste of coffee for thousands of years
Viola sipped her coffee with a complete care
It was almost poetical watching her theatre
Do you realise Viola that the waitress is Holly Johnson’s daughter
She is the one serving hot drinks to that ancient coach party
I would like to meet her can you introduce us
She is stone deaf so you will have to sign
On TK78 Holly Johnson is treated like Buddha
TK78
Siam
His writings are almost worshipped without reason
TK78 is such a fascinating state
The people are so chilled
There is no crime
Nobody is persecuted
And there is an endless supply of Frankie Goes to Hollywood vests and tee shirts
I have many all in pastel colours
It sounds dreamy Viola
It is
Then why did you leave
I had no choice
Time Travel
Yes
Gender Fluidity
That did not matter
Indeed this graffiti is not mine
Coffee
That was the deciding factor
Shall we paddle
We will be in the wind
That does not matter
We are not alone
I know
Who is he
A poet
Do you know him
Very well
He is staring out to sea
He always does that
Is he well
Very
Sound of mind
The jury is out on that one
Why do you say that
Because he thinks that his bicycle writes his poetry for him
Bluebell is the true poet
Bluebell
Bluebell is his bicycle
You can see it over there leaning up against the breakwater
Does he like coffee
Very much
He is quite tanned
I love his sandy hair
But he looks sad
He always looks sad
What is the source of his sadness
He also thinks that he is Holly Johnson’s other daughter
But in fact he is six years older than the singer
I spent a few minutes paddling in the sea with Viola
But the combination of the wind and the cold water
Soon drove us back to our refuge in the shade of the breakwater
How long do you expect to stay Viola
I do not have a clue
Twenty Five years
Twenty Five days
Twenty Five minutes
Twenty Five seconds I do not know
Viola looked above the pebbled ridge of stones
Is that house for sale
Which one
The green one
It appears so
They I will buy it
Houses in this coastal village are terribly expensive
That is no obstacle
Then let us approach the agent and register our interest