Rejection – Written May 2010 (Aged 35)

Rejection

it was not them i rejected
but their diagnosis
i rejected the notion that i am a failure
i rejected that
it was not them i rejected
there is a very clear distinction
i rejected their thoughts
i rejected the idea,
that i am akin to my father
i rejected that
it was not them i rejected
in fact i had open arms
and a desire to protect from total harm
it was not them i rejected
it was their ideas,
and the idea we could not talk about it
i just had to accept
and i rejected that
because i grew up talking about things
and i went on by discussing
it was not them i rejected
but their inability to bend
and importantly to listen
and just be non judgemental friend




James Garratt – May 2010


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