Inside – Saturday 7th November 1998

Inside

this is inside
my smile is outside
my feelings are both
inside and outside

this is inside
the feeling of loneliness
on a twenty four hour guard
occasionally replaced by insecurity

this is inside
my smile is outside
where are my lies –
from a mouth sometimes hollow?

my smile inside
in a dark deep sleep
awakened by daunting thoughts
that i wish i did not have to keep

this was inside
it is still inside
but now you have seen it
i guess it is outside



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James Garratt – Saturday 7th November 1998