What Is Going On
What is going on?
Someone broke the vision.
Things are looking bleary
when I turned on my TV news,
and I watch the news—
I thought it was a video nasty,
a real horror show.
Everything has gone wrong
as they play Eric’s song.
Is the world dying?
Has it become greedy
and self‑satisfying?
What is going on?
Things are not right.
Is the world turning
into the darkest night,
ruled by the hidden fears
and fight?
Have we lost the way?
What is going on—
come on,
play me a song.
James Garratt – Monday 1st March 1993
More poems at
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https://theboybehindtheglasses.com/2020/01/08/the-boy-behind-the-glasses-an-introduction/
More poems from 1993 here
https://theboybehindtheglasses.com/category/poems-and-writing-1993/
What Is Going On – Written Monday 1st March 1993 (Aged 18)
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 
But have things changed though? Isn’t the present just a refurbished edition of the same old stuff that’s been happening in the past?
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Yes, I think so. There is something about being 17 years old and overwhelmed by the world you find yourself in. Particularly if you haven’t got the emotional or social skills and development to cope. This early stuff is very outward or escapist. I have no idea of my identity at this point 🙂
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Haha knowing our identity is not the most important thing. It’s intriguing that you’re keeping track of your development in life. I love it! 17 is the age to feel as if you know it all while actually knowing nothing haha. I was a big know-it-all at that age 😛
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Oh me too. Well since undertaking this project I’ve had to review my development. I can’t help but not do so.
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