Pretending
i am not like those other people
because,
i am not very good at pretending
because,
i am not good at locking stuff away
or smiling with a kind of narrow boat belief
believing that somehow it is all okay
behind well manicured teeth
and,
i know i am not a complete disaster
it’s just my band aids and my bandages
are brightly coloured
and these years have,
if nothing else,
has gifted me,
not a concrete belief that i am not a mess
but a a feeling about other peoples opinions
where i care much less
i am not like other people,
those who never contemplate mending
because,
i am not very good at pretending
James Garratt – Sunday 7th August 2011
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Pretending – Sunday 7th August 2011 (Aged 36)
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