Whenever you are alone
Remind yourself
That God has sent everyone else away
So that there is only you and him
God
Yes
Joe here
Really I thought it was the Avon Lady
What is troubling you Joe
Have you seen a fat woman on the beach again
No not as bad as that
Then what
It was that quote from Rumi
Which one
The one above
Hang on Joe let me get my glasses
Oh that one
Why does it trouble you
I am on a railway platform
I can see that
Well as you can see there have been a number of cancellations today
I love Nuneaton as much as the next man but I do want to get home to see Josie
And
There are no trains
I see
Well God if what Rumi says is true then there will be no people to run the trains and the coffee shop will remain closed
It is only a quote Joe designed to help those who are troubled
I am in each of you
Open your heart to me Joe
If I do that then I might drop dead
Funny Funny Joe
For that dose of wit I have cancelled the 12:17 as well
Sorry God
Accepted
But there is one thing that irritates me about you
Is it the Josie thing
Not in the least
One has to move with the times
Then what
I have been reading some of your poetry and fictions Joe
Do you like them
Yes although you can be rather oblique
But you do have a bad habit
Sorry God it irritates Josie as well
She does not like washing the sheets
No not that
Then what
In your work you sometimes refer to me as Sky Daddy
It is my pet name for you God
Maybe but remember that I created everything in the universe and beyond and it is bad enough being called Phillip without you calling me Sky Daddy
Sorry God
Joe
Yes
If you look up the line what do you see
Nuneaton Railway Station
No further
The road bridge
Further than that
I can see a train
Is it the 12:17 God
It is
Has it got a trolley service with overpriced KitKat’s
It has
All stations
Sadly yes
No matter
Thank you God and I promise not to call you Sky Daddy again
Have a safe journey Joe
I will
Speak to you later in my prayers
Hopefully but remember you have not seen Josie for three days
She will be all over you
Point taken
Speak soon
Not unless I speak to you first