One Oar, Much Madness

One Oar, Much Madness

the world is full of lunatics 
on a boat to nowhere
one oar, much madness
the views we have
may be shared a piece
but on the boot of madness
they are all looking for a beach
one oar, much madness
with lonely sinking lives
with washed up husbands
and made up lonely wives
with houses back to back
and no meadow air
when the best years have left
it is hard to care
the world is full of lunatics
on boat to nowhere
one oar, much madness

James Garratt – Tuesday 12th February 2002