Yesterday whilst walking by the river I met an old soldier
To think we fought for this
This country is contaminated
I knew where the soldier\u00a0was going and agreed with him
He told me a story
I was arrested in Austria in the sixties
As I foolishly got into a fight
Somebody was hurt
I was guilty
And was sent to prison
Which was the correct decision
I was later deported from Austria
As I had no right to be there
That also was the correct decision
So why I ask are people who are not English
Not deported after they serve their sentence
I asked him what he meant by English
Was their\u00a0grandfather or his father before him
Born in England
I told him that my grandmother was Spanish
Although my fathers lineage was English
The old man smiled and noted
That I was splitting hairs
As I knew very well what he meant
You are English my friend
I can see the Spanish in you
But you are English
Josie beautiful Josie joined us
The old soldier fell in love with her straight away
He then after a pause said
That she was one of the reasons
That he had defended this country
We shared a drink and chatted about Richmond
And then he left walking towards the railway station
There was a sadness about his gait
As we walked home Josie asked me
If I agreed with the old soldier
I told her that she already knew the answer
That salt and sugar should never be mixed
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