Inadequate

 you attack me
as you attack the world
glib phrases
and paraphrased sayings
they tumble from your mouth
their truth;
struggling to come out in the wash 
you force your altered reality
onto me:
and I am somehow meant to sing and dance
as if you need to set me free
but I already am
it started with a ghostly cry
and a chain of hands
one special song
and then I began to understand
the search for identity 
or one special clan
you attack me
but in reality you only ever attack yourself
every single piece of anger born;
from the time they made you ashamed to be yourself


James Garratt - Thursday 21st February 2008