A Piece of Me – Written Tuesday 30th June 2009 (Aged 34)

A Piece of Me

you have all –
taken a piece of me
i have played the bastard
and strummed your violins
i have been the flawed answer
when you did not know where to begin

you have all –
taken a piece of me
i have slept in your beds
and made love
till you felt better
and better still, more attractive
i have taken anger anger
and i have taken hate
i have even dressed up in your rejection
for which an answer will always be too late

you have all –
taken a piece of me
chewed it up
and happily spat it back out
when the taste no longer fulfills
when the bubble of pretence is burst
and really made real
i have played the bastard
to your sweet singing angels

you have all –
taken a piece of me




James Garratt – Tuesday 30th June 2009


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