It Is Mine
you cannot tell me
what to do
no,
it is my life
and i will live it –
wrong or right
and the only promises,
that were ever made
were the ones made to yourself
the ones,
about what i should be
but they were not really promises
and that was never me
no,
it is my life
and do not treat me
like a tempestuous child
who is a cub
that needs to be bought in from the wild
James Garratt – Monday 8th March 2004
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More poems from 2004 here
https://theboybehindtheglasses.com/category/poems-and-writing-2004/
It Is Mine – Written Monday 8th March 2004 (Aged 29)
