Scared for You – Written March 1995 (Aged 20)

Scared for You

I am so scared for you.
Do you remember sleeping together,
and the dream I had?
Someone went away,
and the person did not come back —
that person is you.

How I wish that dream had not come true.
But lately, I am worried for you.

I phoned
because I thought something was wrong.
You said nothing was,
but the fear was still there
even after you had gone.

I hope I see you tomorrow,
because I feel I should.
Going out together did not work —
now I know that friendship is good,
and there is so much less hurt.

I remember that dream about someone special,
a girl called Kim,
and she still plays on my mind —
not because I want her,
but because I am scared for her.

And pain can be made easier;
the more you share,
the more the burden is lifted off of you.

I am a person of contradictions,
but to me, you seem very strange.

I hope I will see you tomorrow.
It would be nice to meet up again.

James Garratt – March 1995

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Kim xx