I Could Have Settled Down – Monday 21st March 2011

I Could Have Settled Down

i could have settled down
with her, or even them
but was it settling down,
or clinging to a dream?
the comfort,
the stability,
it is almost intoxicating
but somehow my heart –
is not quite sure
not quite enough
fairly straightforward to care
much harder to love…
and running around
with my begging bowl
asking others to fill it
is just madness
and it leads to exhaustion
i am not an act
of absolute contortion
i could have stayed,
with her, or even them
and, yes, my thoughts –
do swell around that idea
but it would have not been love
but more to do with fear


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James Garratt – Monday 21st March 2011