I Was Born This Way – Written February 2002 (Aged 26)

I Was Born This Way

i was born this way
never mellowed by the days
only angered –
by what is not received
or what is taken away
my cord must have been tied in a knot
my tears made of sea salt
and memories just parodies that i forgot
it’s a permanent fault
there is a gap which seem like a yawn
i was born this way
it’s just the way i was born
the plans incomplete
the manual already torn
i was born this way




James Garratt – February 2002


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