I look in The Mirror

i look in the mirror
and see life taking its toll
i am battle scarred
and barely old
i feel like chapter ninety nine
yet I know i am barely told
i run hands,
over these changeable eyes
i write down my thoughts
as they spill out from the inside
these days have passed by
quicker than i thought
quicker than i thought they could
and dreams are still sought
more than i thought they ever would 

James Garratt – May 2008