A misfit in Liverpool
I think of oranges saw a painting by Constable of a morning sun
that looked like blood orange dripping nectar down on some
fishermen trying to catch eels on the dark surface in the
bay.
There were sail-ships too ready to hoist sail in the morning
wind.
When I lived in England I met several police constables,
most
of them, nice blokes, alas, during the miner´s strike they
became
radicalized, they had a good talking to by those higher up
and
were also promised plenty of overtime.
John, the constable, - fifteen years on the beat and no
promotion-
a friend of mine
refused to partake in hitting miners over the head,
he continued his lonely beat but at the station he was
ostracised,
a lonely figure in need of a friend- He often came into my
cafe after
hours and we drank vodka with orange juice lamenting the
time we
lived in. John got an early retirement and I sold my cafe.
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