Hopeful – Written Monday 23rd March 2023 (Aged 48)

Hopeful

no crash course on the internal
hope,
is not quite eternal
and pots and pans
rattle my cans
but there is no course on the inside
and no lecturer can teach
the parts,
rationality does not reach
that is why my conversation –
is kept in milk churns
and my experiences are classroom based
that is where i can truly learn
hope,
it is a happy hitchhiker
that thumbs a life with my future
despair plays in the rain
and false hope –
plays hard when it’s down memory lane
but there is no pass certificate
for the felt of our mental health
no crash course where you do not crash
and calamity does not thrash
hope,
keep me hopeful and keep my hope alive




James Garratt – Monday 20th March 2023


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