Overshadowed

Overshadowed

overshadowed, feels strange
i want to wish them the best
but the alcohol is strong on my breath
i am filled with bitter regret
that i am this person inside
whilst the outside is taken as me
it is not me, not at all
i know it does not mean much
but you cannot help but lament
when someone has something heaven sent
that seems to leave you overshadowed
jealously perhaps but what else is there?
you want the best for them
but when it feels like you are not getting anything
it can be so hard
everyone says, does this happen all the time
if i took ten different situations
it would happen in at least nine
overshadowed, not any less of a person
but then i never have been
i cannot help but feel this way
i am only a human being



James Garratt – Sunday 1st February 1998