Balance of Power – Written August 2023 (Aged 48)

Balance of Power

all relationships,
remain,
a balance of power
equality,
rarely exists
and cannot exist
and we cannot –
expect it to exist
power does shift
and relationships do lift
but eventually
it is a powershift
my problem –
has always been –
not speaking up
that is –
the flaw in my design
that i always expect pain
and to only ever –
be understood in mime
i never explain the line
and,
what did it matter
when you are younger
and scrabbling –
to turn the page
earning minimum wage
and with too many rainy days
for which you need to save

James Garratt – August 2023

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