When You Get Left
when you get left
you get nothing at all
makes you feel small
makes want to curl up –
into the tightest ball
you get nothing at all –
when you are left –
high up on the shelf
leaves you low
when you get left
no one will ever know
that’s how it feels
because all that i have –
is what i have saved –
from my last grave
and brought forth into this
all that i have gave
is always human made
James Garratt – October 1997
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When You Get Left – Written October 1997 (Aged 22)

“because all that i have –
is what i have saved –
from my last grave”
Wow!!!!!!
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Thank you 🙂 I was at that age… 🙂 🙂
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You know I am really quite embarrassed by all this era of my writing :).
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You should not be. Some killer lines in that ’embarrassing era’! 😉
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🙂 x
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I really appreciate the comments 🙂
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I really appreciate reading your poetry. 🙂
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Thank you that means a lot
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