James Garratt – A life lived and recorded in ink since 1992
My name is James and this personal website is an attempt to archive my writing which predominately is (under a loose banner) poetry
I started writing things down at the age of 17 in 1992, initially with no other idea of plan then to keep a record of my thoughts and feelings. Given my growing up experiences it felt like the perfect way to apply some self help therapy
today, you talked to me on the telephone
and it made me smile
it made me feel less alone
lights danced outside
i let you down today
you saw me at my worst
but you know,
i love you
you never listen –
to what is said and spoken
is this because as a child
something was broken
your own tribute to buster keaton
your own hitchcock thriller
your own rumble in the jungle
your own thriller in manila
i have fought like an animal
just to get to where i am
i may be soft
but on me, the need to fight
has never been lost
i hadn’t woken up that day
thinking,
i shall fall in love
i just expected the usual push and shove
one day, in the future
which will be a future
that perhaps,
is not so far away
you have walked into my life
and got under my skin
where do i start,
where do i begin?
for every flower,
that decides to shiver,
it seems,
a new one will deliver
feeling safe seems to be underrated
it never received the coverage
that lust has,
or the fame that love had found
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 