Not Once But Twice
i have always known
that the fingers
point at the likes of me
it counts fingers and toes
and how often we breathe
it knows our fingerprints
and it never leaves
i have always known
that the walls of suburbia
are made of polystyrene bricks
that it is euthanasia
for the tragically kissed
i have always known
that the likes of me
will not be flavoured by spice
we are the scars of failures
left not once, but twice
James Garratt – Tuesday 31st October 2006
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Not Once But Twice – Written Tuesday 31st October 2006 (Aged 31)
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