People Ask Me If I Have Children (first draft)

People Ask Me If I have Children

people ask me, do you have children?
and i have to make a joke
what do you say?
i am sad
because the events in my life
and the choices
like obeyed inner voices
seem to have led to this
the others, who hide under covers
maintained contact
unlike early lovers,
and they appeared to have managed this
what about me?
chaos and disjointed



James Garratt – October 2019