The train was six minutes late when it arrived at Dover station<\/p>\n
I could see Geraldine waiting for me near the buffet<\/p>\n
She had aged since I had last seen her but not unattractively so<\/p>\n
You are late <\/i><\/p>\n
Seventeen years late <\/i><\/p>\n
When were you released?<\/i><\/p>\n
About a month ago <\/i><\/p>\n
Are they still following you?<\/i><\/p>\n
Yes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n
I have seen them watching my house and the shop<\/i><\/p>\n
They think it was part of a larger conspiracy <\/i><\/p>\n
No I acted alone as you know <\/i><\/p>\n
They are obsessed <\/i><\/p>\n
I know <\/i><\/p>\n
Corbett had to die if I had not assassinated him then somebody else would have done <\/i><\/p>\n
Are you keeping well?<\/i><\/p>\n
Yes I am happy at last <\/i><\/p>\n
Do you live in Dover? <\/i><\/p>\n
Yes <\/i><\/p>\n
The end of England <\/i><\/p>\n
How is Lynne?<\/i><\/p>\n
She lives in London with her man <\/i><\/p>\n
What does she do?<\/i><\/p>\n
Something in the city she has a good job <\/i><\/p>\n
Do you see her often?<\/i><\/p>\n
Yes about once a month <\/i><\/p>\n
What is she like?<\/i><\/p>\n
She looks like me but is far cleverer <\/i><\/p>\n
When Ralph left me she was there for me <\/i><\/p>\n
It was because of her that I now own a flower shop <\/i><\/p>\n
A flower shop? <\/i><\/p>\n
Here in Dover not far from the sea <\/i><\/p>\n
So Geraldine Lovell one time anarchist now owns a flower shop <\/i><\/p>\n
Don\u2019t take the piss I can see that you have not changed <\/i><\/p>\n
I have greatly <\/i><\/p>\n
Would you do it again? <\/i><\/p>\n
Yes if another Corbett came along<\/i><\/p>\n
What are your plans?<\/i><\/p>\n
I am flying out to Piedmont on Wednesday<\/i><\/p>\n
Betty has people out there \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
What will you do out there? <\/i><\/p>\n
Recover <\/i><\/p>\n
Seventeen years is a long time <\/i><\/p>\n
Where are you staying at present?<\/i><\/p>\n
In a hotel <\/i><\/p>\n
Would you like to stay with me for a few days? <\/i><\/p>\n
That is very kind of you <\/i><\/p>\n
No it will be nice to get to know each other again <\/i><\/p>\n
As long as you do not talk about old times <\/i><\/p>\n
Promise <\/i><\/p>\n
That will fuck them off two known anarchists together <\/i><\/p>\n
They will most likely think we are conspiring again <\/i><\/p>\n
You will learn about flowers that\u2019s all and maybe I will sleep with you <\/i><\/p>\n
For old time\u2019s sake <\/i><\/p>\n
For old time\u2019s sake <\/i><\/p>\n
Geraldine reached into her brown leather handbag<\/p>\n
This is for you <\/i><\/p>\n
What is it? <\/i><\/p>\n
A poem <\/i><\/p>\n
Yes Lynne wrote it when you were jailed <\/i><\/p>\n
You were her hero you know <\/i><\/p>\n
You still are <\/i><\/p>\n
The only one who had the guts to kill a corrupt Prime Minster <\/i><\/p>\n
We all spoke about revolution but that was all it was talk <\/i><\/p>\n
And smearing shit on industrialists cars <\/i><\/p>\n
You were the true revolutionary <\/i><\/p>\n
I opened the poem which had been written on a page of exercise book<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Superstar <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
It is of no concern to you what I think of myself <\/i><\/p>\n
I have chosen you as my assassin <\/i><\/p>\n
You are my superstar <\/i><\/p>\n
Fifty grey angels await you in the city of fear <\/i><\/p>\n
One has a rifle <\/i><\/p>\n
Another will open the door <\/i><\/p>\n
That will lead you to the rooftops <\/i><\/p>\n
You will position yourself <\/i><\/p>\n
And wait <\/i><\/p>\n
One bullet changes everything <\/i><\/p>\n
It is a form of democracy you see <\/i><\/p>\n
A swarm of black dragonflies <\/i><\/p>\n
Will provide you with cover <\/i><\/p>\n
No-one is totally secure <\/i><\/p>\n
The is the first rule <\/i><\/p>\n
There are no others <\/i><\/p>\n
Later you will hide with me in the desert <\/i><\/p>\n
For thirty days plus ten <\/i><\/p>\n
And then we will return in triumph <\/i><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I handed the poem to Geraldine<\/p>\n
No it\u2019s yours she wanted you to have it <\/i><\/p>\n
I do not think that she would write a poem such as this today <\/i><\/p>\n
Maybe not <\/i><\/p>\n
Does she know we are meeting? <\/i><\/p>\n
No <\/i><\/p>\n
I will tell her when I see her
\n<\/i><\/p>\n
But she has a life of her own <\/i><\/p>\n
It is bad enough having a mother with a past <\/i><\/p>\n
I understand <\/i><\/p>\n
It is her job you know <\/i><\/p>\n
Fear replaces fear <\/i><\/p>\n
That never changes <\/i><\/p>\n
Shall we go I will show you my flower shop and then we will go back to the house <\/i><\/p>\n
My car is outside <\/i><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
To Be Continued<\/em><\/p>\n The train was six minutes late when it arrived at Dover station I could see Geraldine waiting for me near the buffet She had aged since I had last seen her but not unattractively so You are late Seventeen years late When were you released? About a month ago Are they still following you? Yes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2795"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2795\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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