Sometimes I Fall Over – Written Monday 9th September 1997 (Aged 22)

Sometimes I Fall Over

sometimes you know that i fall over
i start to run,
but in the excitement i trip
and i do not fade but i slip
sometimes i say things i never should have
i apologise for that
but i cannot apologise for my being
i cannot apologise for being me
you can judge me –
but i know –
you would never dare be yourself
you haven’t got the time anyway
you’re too busy trying to be somebody else
sometimes i collapse
just as i almost reach the finish line
and sometimes i am only halfway there
or, half out of my mind
and lacking in authentic care
but if you’re not with me –
then do not criticise so quickly
do not judge so saintly
i was just glad someone phoned –
and wanted to know how i was
it showed that i wasn’t so bad after all
and hat they understood the things i said
i said that i was still intact
sometimes you know that i fall over
sometimes all this is so tough on all of us
but i know i just have to get up




James Garratt – Monday 8th September 1997


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