Photo Trip
a photograph of you
is a trip into happier times
but times that will never exist again
and although there was a lot of laughter
none of us can forget the pain
and the overbearing hurt
when we stopped holding hands
because we knew it would not work
it seems absurd, but it seems right
you left with hurt in your eyes
the first time we had both agreed
no longer someone i idolised
and i was no longer someone you needed
i was not such a good person
not always rightly treated
but what could i do
i was only able to give you the respect
once i was no longer with you
once i was a casual friend
but i still have the photograph
the happier memories
and all those laughs
James Garratt – July 1995
Photo Trip
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