Things People Said
I am on my own,
but with people near.
Their voices, though,
I do not hear.
I have fled to a world
inside my head,
alone with my thoughts
and things people said.
James Garratt – Tuesday 15th November 1994
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Things People Said – Written Tuesday 15th November 1994 (Aged 19)
Well nicely done while describing my life
Thank you – you’re the one writer I always read 🙂