James Truan
Copez
I saw Copez in Truro on
Saturday morning outside Rowe’s
on a bench eating a pasty
like a man who’s possessed by food
I wasn’t sure if it was him
at first his hair was grey below
his cap I walked behind and bought
a pie then sat down beside him
all right beauty he said I got
to come to Truro to see you
nice pasties yes they are ansome
I’ve got my day planned out coffee
in Littlewoods then down White Hart
for the first Murphy’s of the day
a couple of hours in there then
live football down the William
I knew he was banned from all three
pubs at home but didn’t want to
embarrass him by saying so
Guinness in there and Tottenham
then later down Chicago Rock
it’s free if you get in before
nine our type of place seventies
music no noisy modern crap
you should see the girls in there boy
enough to blow your bollocks off
then I catch the ten past ten bus
back to St. Just and I’m home by
eleven that’s a good day out
I said and meant it and I must
admit right then I envied him
but I must not no I must not
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