It Was Too Late – Written Saturday 23rd February 2002 (Aged 26)

It Was Too Late

i was going to tell you
but the years went by
too busy lying on my back
trying to figure out the sky
i was going to make a go of it
but it floated away
and i made no effort to catch it
one year bleeds into the next
sometimes you don’t even notice
when you’re trying to catch your breath
it was going to be okay
but everything changed
and there’s no compensation –
for changing each day
when you asked for it
i gave it to you
everything you wanted i gave
but we had already changed
and in reality it was far too late




James Garratt – Saturday 23rd February 2002


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