New Ways To Be Shy – Written Friday 11th October 2024 (Aged 49)

New Ways To Be Shy

I am not made for a world of hard edges.
Kindness and softness are what fill me up and ultimately direct my shoes.
But the world wants a buffet of rough edges to chew.
Yet, I do have bite and I do have venom,
but this fire brigade of middle age found new ways to unlock the cage.
And now, now I just want to help,
because there is a place in my mind,
and it reminds me that I am not made for a world of hard edges,
one of thunderstorms and such high-up ledges.
Oh, what do I do?
How do I find a way to satisfy the time I feel I have lost,
especially when it leaves me screwed up inside?
Now I think that, actually, I liked the days when I found new ways to be shy.

James Garratt – Friday 11th October 2024

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