Fields of Sour Grapes – Written Thursday 11th April 2024 (Aged 49)

Fields of Sour Grapes

what war are you trying to win
what resistance,
are you trying to break
what land,
are you hoping to take
what brave new world
are you hoping to make
what are you hoping to achieve
by stirring up so much hate
why is nihilism,
so tied to your fate
why must you feed on so many lies
and smash every plate
what place are you trying to own
why must the future,
be bleak and so alone
why must hope,
be so disowned
why must individuals,
be ideological clones
why must change,
be left to roam
what war are you trying to win
what do you hope to achieve
why has sanity,
suddenly taken leave
i wonder,
really,
what it is you actually believe
to me,
everything looks like anger
and then control,
there doesn’t really seem to be anything
for anyone to believe
just fields of sour grapes
on which to sow the most bitter seeds

James Garratt – Thursday 11th April 2024

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