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Steak and Chips

 

We went out of season, so it was cheap.

I wanted to explore the caves

where, I’d heard, people actually lived.

Imagine, living in caves.

 

I wanted to hire a car, drive the length of the island,

touch each tip of it with my Northern English fingers

and taste Balearic boundaries;

take home a token pebble               

to remember ephemeral freedoms.

 

I wanted every dish on the beach-front menu,

sea-fresh everything, new each night.

He had steak and chips, whinged about

the stench of my Mussels Marinara,

my steaming pot of aromatic heaven,

tongue in rapture, drenched in butter,

mopped and messy,

happy.

 

He had steak and chips

every night,

refused to drive,

touch different tips or click-clack freedom

two weeks later with a pebble on a desk.

 

Imagine,

steak and chips,

every night.

Imagine,

living in caves.

 

 

◄ Dear ‘Local Letters’ Regular Contributor (Name withheld)

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raypool

Fri 17th Jun 2016 19:35

Wonderful lack of hope and prospects . Too near the truth to be comfortable. Almost indigestible and totally correct for the seaside experience.
Lovely stuff. Ray

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Laura Taylor

Fri 17th Jun 2016 12:30

Cheers Stu and Simon :)

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Stu Buck

Thu 16th Jun 2016 23:41

i loved this when you did it live. its funny and a bit sad.

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Simon Widdop

Thu 16th Jun 2016 23:38

Haha sadly some of us get stuck in our ways and go full caveman. Lovely analogies in there :)

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Laura Taylor

Thu 16th Jun 2016 13:55

Blimey that was quick you two! Thank you. They say an ex is an ex for a reason, eh? ;) I can still taste that Mussels Marinara...mmmm

Ah this was about 20 years ago Phil :) Menorca, out of season. Beautiful place. One of the two 'abroad' holidays I've ever had.

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Various

Thu 16th Jun 2016 13:55

Ahhh poor man... but I feel an acceptance of the situation... you are comfortable with this man... and what you share... But it also speaks of the real holiday that us "real" people have... you should go on holiday with my dad Laura... I did once.....

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Robert Mann

Thu 16th Jun 2016 13:50

Laura - love this and the whimsical humour at the neanderthal man. Nice one.
Rob

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