Written Drunk – Written Saturday 2nd January 1993 (Aged 17)

Written Drunk

I watched for the first time in delight,
a sad, fragile kid with no friends in sight.
At the moment,
I do not know what the fuck—
I am writing. Isn’t it exciting?
The reason for this is quite simple:
it isn’t through a lack of soul or funk;
it is simply because I am blind drunk.
It is true, I would not lie to you;
I am pissed through and through.
Tales of a wino and a newborn kid
are one and the same.
If you look carefully, you will see someone
who used to be insane.

James Garratt – Saturday, 2nd January 1993

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