The drunken ramblings of a bearded man

Staggered walk and squint vision
it was clear he was at the point
of no recollection,
heavy smell of rum on his breath
and his teeth stained brown,
and as he turned round he mumbled,
why is the sky upside down,
and he proceed to explain drunken dreams
of how he saw England win in 66,
but he is no more than 19,
then suddenly he said the
truest words I've ever heard,
he put his arm round my shoulder
and pulled me close,
and then proclaimed,
"did you know that relationships
that work, go through the same crap
as everyone else, they just don't
let it bring them down"
and then he let out a shrill laugh
and a smile,
and with that he was gone,
leaving all us still sober to look on
and say, bloody hell he was an odd one.