I Lost Myself – Written Tuesday 11th April 2024 (Aged 49)

I Lost Myself

i lost myself in years that rushed by
i lost myself,
in people,
who i placed upon a pedestal
sorting out family tools
living out expected rules
i lost myself chasing down different worlds
genius,
expectation,
talent,
those words easily escaped me
and the years, they never really set me free
i lost myself,
in far flung notions of what i wanted to be
i lost myself in years that rushed by
the privilege of being young
then, so quickly, ‘frazzled’
and then, the excuses get over done
the years have gained so much weight
and they have so quickly filled up my lungs

James Garratt – Thursday 11th April 2024

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