Not That I Know… – Written April 2024 (Aged 49)

Not That I Know…

i made it….
well, just to the other side,
mum though,
she hasn’t popped by
not that i know…
not even a, ‘hello’
or even a wave,
no noise,
not even a slow fade
dad,
he came by,
but that was in a dream
that fell as the sleep in my eyes –
turned to a darker black
but it was not real
much like,
the way i used to feel
anyway,
he never paid his bill
no expenses,
for when he made me ill
he has not dropped by,
not since he died
but then, i never expected him to
and the same goes for mum,
neither of them,
i don’t expect them to drop by
after all, it has been some years now
some years since they died,
but i think i made it,
i think i made it to the other side

James Garratt – April 2024

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