{"id":20527,"date":"2024-05-16T11:36:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T10:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.co.uk\/?p=20527"},"modified":"2024-05-16T15:04:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T14:04:08","slug":"rome-open-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/rome-open-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Rome Open City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poor Joe has been unwell <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The normal type of unwell <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But unwell and so fucking moody <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today in beautiful Richmond <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whilst I was walking by the river <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started to feel doolally <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I rested not far from Virginia <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She ignored me as normal <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Damn it Sky Daddy I feel so nauseous<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I went to the nearest public bog <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I just did not want to disgrace myself <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toilets in Richmond apart from being faggot free <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are pretty clean apart from the odd floater<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which is acceptable (without any back splash) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was sitting there reading the invisible graffiti <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I noticed that a passing homeless person <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had stolen the lilac bog paper to keep warm <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I found this cheap and disgusting <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But not as disgusting as I soon <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Found a copy of The Guardian <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hidden in a corner of the cubicle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initially I thought there was a porno mag enclosed <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of the putrid lies and false news <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there were no faggot mags inside <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have a confession to make <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joe has a confession to make <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No not about that I just like French actresses naked<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I  like underarm hair <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I really like underarm hair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On beautiful women (not dogs) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> It just turns me on no matter the colour <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bald or bush I am not that fussy or really care <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josie is often shaven depending who is visiting <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I do insist that she does not shave her pits <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An odd peccadillo maybe but at least <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am not a trainspotter named Nigel <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sensible time again<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> My confession <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have I ever wept in a cinema <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Wept Mr Wilson Wept) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do you think <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer is yes when I was eighteen <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a bloody Italian film <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rome Open City <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I went in without thought <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As it was on a double bill with Sleeping in Seattle <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Yes I confess I have the hots for Meg Ryan now fuck off) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Italian film blew me away <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Take that grin off your face Tomkins)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was unlike anything I had ever seen before <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I thought that Italian neo-realism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Was the chap from the Matrix <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it was far more than that <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title of the movie if you understand it <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gave a clue that I did not instantly recognise <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the movie progressed I felt my eyes filling <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when Pina was shot towards the end of part one <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was in full flow but disguised my queerness <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By pretending that I had a cold <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was so so hooked and caught up with <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany Year Zero <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following week along with Bambi (do not ask)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My cinema had matured <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A month or so later I took an early girlfriend <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jemima Puddle-Duck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see <em>Sal\u00f2 o le 120 giornate di Sodoma<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was not impressed <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we caught up with <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last Tango in Paris the next day <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had butter sandwiches <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And listened to Cigarettes After Sex <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a messy wank <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy memories <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this actually confused me <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I had never met a horny cigarette <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nuff Said Joe Nuff Said <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And even Novice Nuns deserve orgasms <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nuff Said Joe Nuff Said <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But here I am still on this bog <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wiping my arse with The Guardian <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have totally obscured the likeness <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of Jeremy Corbyn which I do not regret <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you like it or not (tick here)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have written this Joe on my phone <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(I have washed my hands so do not worry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the wall opposite the pristine sinks <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An idiot had applied a colourful sticker <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It reads<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free Palestine <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This has alarmed me <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I have always thought <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That one was enough<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pretty girl walks in <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fellow users pretend to stop pissing <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And wank openly <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(I am a poet get me out of here)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josie is wearing a white vest <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her dark nipples <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can be seen through the cotton <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But importantly <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her hairy pits are on display <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I feel better <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has come to collect me <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As this is where I normally hang out <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I am not near Virginia <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On that bench facing the river <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poor Joe you are in <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La La Land again <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I insist that I was not in the first movie 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