Intact – Written June 2007 (Aged 32)

Intact

how did i end up more intact –
than the children
loved and often clapped

how did i end up more shipshape
than the children –
not weaned on chaos and occasional hate

how did i end up three quarters sane
unlike the children,
who did not choke on blame

how did i end up just like this
when i was a child,
that rarely appeared to be missed




James Garratt – June 2007


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