Taking a Match – Written Approx. Late 1993 or January 1994 (Aged 18)

Taking a Match

no one ever told me
that was world,
was not so good
not when I was young
I just took it for granted
and when I see my father cry
respect is all I ever wanted
there I was,
going to school with people
you thought,
It would never be right
then meeting and realising
if you had been together
it would have been alright
now, everything is okay
I am so much older now
the night has dawned into a new day
and yet,
I am still so eager to learn
I have taken a match to my past
and I’m going to watch it burn
you can see,
that I am still working
on a wholly emotional level
but the truth is,
I am learning to deal with people

James Garratt – 1993/1994

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