Defence
today,
i stood strangely still,
always on the defence,
clouded in suspense.
i travelled across the bounds of reality—
teetering on the edge of sanity.
i washed my cage,
but i cannot be free.
can i become what i want to be?
can i sail the rough, tear-stained sea?
James Garratt – December 1992
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Defence – Written December 1992 (Aged 17)
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