The Idea of Being Cursed – Written Tuesday 17th October 2023 (Aged 48)

The Idea of Being Cursed

rolling hills of slapstick dreams
cross stitch,
all of my feelings
here i am,
time is fleeting
and every new moment
feels like a hurried greeting
here i am,
chairing my own meetings
as rolling hills of slapstick dreams
come down upon me
and a slew of false accusations
act as unwelcome dictators
but, middle age,
that is my mediator,
and all of my feelings
are like the distant dreams of a retired gladiator
one that tells a story
believing in experience
and that in hope there is a noble glory
this is what i am,
a servant of unseen forces
perched upon the edge of my mind
hanging onto lipstick words
as i pull down personal blinds
and shut out any notion of a curse

James Garratt – Tuesday 17th October 2023


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