Escapee – Written October 2023 (Aged 48)

Escapee

everyone –
is a poetry escapee
not me,
it’s self flagellation
and a cell without a key
my moon and june –
have drifted away
and i cannot compare thee –
to a bright summers day
everyone –
is a poetry escapee
putting distance –
between the written word
and the lived reality
not me,
i rant at myself –
just so i can pay the fee
and a horde of emotions –
happily beat me
i cannot talk of dewdrops –
or the morning flowers
i have no muse –
other than the abuse of power
there is no flying far away
i am too busy –
dismantling the control tower
everyone –
is a poetry escapee
not me,
i am burnt by the need –
to crawl into bed –
with my own failings
and i am hounded by cannon fire
as my dreams dare not go sailing
that is me,
that is how it has to be,
everyone,
everyone it seems,
is a poetry escapee
but, not me

James Garratt – October 2023


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