The Advice Vending Machine
when I am angry
people seem shocked
as if the person they saw in me
has somehow become lost
when I do not conform
to the character they created
when expectation
has upped and left
with no deliberation
they look at me
it is a whole new situation
how can I be angry?
that is a whole new destination
should I not have needs to?
should I not want something back?
i cannot be the trouper figure
you always expect
i am not an advice vending machine
i am not a leaning post
i am a human being
you should try being close
when people take and take
is it is any surprise?
is happiness meant to be faked?
James Garratt – Sunday 30th August 2009
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