Play The Game – Written November 2004 (Aged 29)

Play The Game

so, trying to fit in
does not really work
i am ill shaped
and shaped by hurt
come on,
play the game a little
it’s all the same
but my hunger lessens
and i start to detest the game

so, trying to fit
just is not for me
so, i will just float here
on a lilo buoyed by fear
a man without need
i am ill shaped
and shaped by what i bleed
play the game
just a little longer

James Garratt – November 2004


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