Hello James <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mabel how are you <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am as good as can be expected <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is so cold today <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is warmer than my little flat <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is your heating broken <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If so Red and I can pop around <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No the heating is working <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is so expensive <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You know if I was working <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would pay your bill <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But my factory closed down <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lillywhites <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes it was purchased by an Asian company and the work was transferred out there <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was there twenty years <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It does make you bitter <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sue is working at the local supermarket <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This said it does affect my benefit and they expect me to look for jobs where there are none <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What about The Rosa Hotel <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They always seem to be understaffed <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is no longer a hotel in a conventional sense <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can see where you are coming from <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How is Sue <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is fine <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I thought she looked tired when I was last there <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She works all the hours although some it is cash in hand <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We would not be able to manage without her money <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The foodbank is a lifesaver James <\/p>\n\n\n\n
People are so generous <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many do not have jobs but they share what they have <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It helps me to keep going <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The town might be decaying <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the community is strong <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is that your shopping list Mabel <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish it was <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It makes no sense to me <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where did you find it <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Near the new Labour Party offices <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How they have the cheek to open their doors <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I thought it was a shopping list <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you mind if I have a look <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please keep it <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is certainly unusual <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arsenal <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taylor Swift <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glasses <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suits <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Designer clothes for V<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Designer clothes for R<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rest is unreadable as the ink has smudged <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is it important <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is the least important thing in the world <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I apologise in advance but I would not even wipe my arse with it <\/p>\n\n\n\n
May I walk you home Mabel as these pavements have not been gritted <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please take my arm <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The kettle will be on as soon as we go through the door <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is kind of you <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I tell you what and please do not see this as charity <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know what you are going to say <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For only as long as this cold snap is on<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then we will wait and see as I do not want to insult you <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are so like my Pat <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have two brothers if you get my drift <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One has connections with the church <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am sorry to say I have lost my faith <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of us have but I still welcome the dawn <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is just a feeling I have <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do wish I shared your optimism <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You will Mabel <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Things will get better <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A bullet in the right place <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Can you repeat that James <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As my battery is running low <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was nothing <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just a lone voice from the abyss <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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