Just before this path splits into two<\/p>\n
One part becoming an unmade road<\/p>\n
And the other a pedestrian\/cycle pathway<\/p>\n
You will find what was once a care home<\/p>\n
I do not know what was cared for<\/p>\n
Spiders\/Donkeys\/Sweet Wrappers\/Olive Oil<\/p>\n
Really it does not interest me<\/p>\n
The house is being renovated<\/p>\n
So that very rich white people<\/p>\n
Can wake up to stunning sea views<\/p>\n
And cups of luxury coffee and mint<\/p>\n
Again I am not interested in who owns<\/p>\n
Or who sells and who likes the garden<\/p>\n
That is considerably overgrown but a haven<\/p>\n
For butterflies and small plastic bags<\/p>\n
Brought in by the winter winds<\/p>\n
However that is not what this poem is about<\/p>\n
As about twenty-eight yards away<\/p>\n
Near some memorial benches<\/p>\n
Is something that if known<\/p>\n
Would alter human human history<\/p>\n
It is where Heaven is situated<\/p>\n
As God and Jesus like the sea views<\/p>\n
And the fresh sea air<\/p>\n
They created the artist Turner<\/p>\n
To educate them about the light<\/p>\n
Which white wonderful wonderful white<\/p>\n
And also before I forget<\/p>\n
It is also the Centre of the Universe<\/p>\n
28 Things about me<\/p>\n
I collect dog collars<\/p>\n
But dispose of the dogs<\/p>\n
As they are disgusting creatures<\/p>\n
When I wear rubber gloves<\/p>\n
I suffer from rashes on my heels<\/p>\n
The name Nina is pronounced\u00a0 Anin<\/p>\n
I do not know anybody called Nina<\/p>\n
And I refuse to rhyme it with Pretty Ballerina<\/p>\n
I cannot sing and have a habit of mumbling<\/p>\n
Like the actor Marlon Brando<\/p>\n
I wept for six days when he died in 2004<\/p>\n
And spent the next 22 days settling scores<\/p>\n
With people who I considered had slighted me<\/p>\n
I confess that it took me 24 days to complete this task<\/p>\n
As like a cunt I lost track of the days required<\/p>\n
And wasted wet wasted wet walking time<\/p>\n
My favourite movie by far is Last Tango in Paris<\/em><\/p>\n And I have visited all its filming locations in Paris<\/p>\n But have yet to meet either Paul or Jeanne<\/p>\n I spent last week in Jeanne’s tub<\/p>\n Hoping that she would share a bath with me<\/p>\n But she did not keep our appointment<\/p>\n Although I grew fond of the black cat<\/p>\n That seemed to live in the derelict apartment<\/p>\n It did tell me its name<\/p>\n But I was not listening<\/p>\n Paris often affects my hearing<\/p>\n I find French women very feminine and beautiful<\/p>\n Even older French women maintain a certain elegance<\/p>\n When travelling on the Metro<\/p>\n I often feel like I am in the pages of Vogue<\/em><\/p>\n Whereas when I am in London<\/p>\n Travelling on the underground<\/p>\n I liken it to being in the pages of Farmers Weekly<\/em><\/p>\n That is not to say that there are no beautiful women in England<\/p>\n It is just that they do not use the London Underground<\/p>\n I have never been to Texas but own a Confederate flag<\/p>\n I used to hang it from my bedroom wall<\/p>\n Before it fell down and smothered<\/p>\n My tortoise King when I was on holiday in Ibiza<\/p>\n I promised myself that I would never visit Ibiza again<\/p>\n And I was very fond of my tortoise and his sanitary habits<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This poem has been concluded<\/p>\n It has not been edited<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Order<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just before this path splits into two One part becoming an unmade road And the other a pedestrian\/cycle pathway You will find what was once a care home I do not know what was cared for Spiders\/Donkeys\/Sweet Wrappers\/Olive Oil Really it does not interest me The house is being renovated So that very rich white […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8034"}],"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=8034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8034\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}