It’s Not all Sex, Drugs and Social Services

It’s Not all Sex, Drugs and Social Services

i should have been much tougher
i should have said to them, no
instead of yes, yes, yes
stopped the flow
now I clear up the mess

i let people rip up my pavements
i let them tear down my trees
i let them spoil my engagements
and turn the tides on my seas

who am I to judge?
i am so stubborn
decisions so hard to budge
a life sometimes lived so random
buying a bike for me and my madness
so we can ride in tandem

i should have been much tougher
it’s not all, sex drugs and social services
with a weekly turn around of lovers
most days are simply spent
longing for more protective covers

and I wish she, I wish she was here
a decision which feels me with hope
i would sit on the sofa and hold her near
and let the rest go up in smoke




James Garratt – Tuesday 28th July 2009


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