Options – Written Friday 29th November 2024 (Aged 49)

Options

you have now left me with no option.
now,
you have told me
where i stand and where i sit,
and that in reality,
i do not fit.
in that respect, you have left me
with no option.
i guess then i need to quit.

i have slept,
i have lain in bed,
and held as my dreams crept.
i have sat with all of my hope
and watched it as it wept.

but i know the answer is clear,
even as i wonder,
how was it that i ended up here?
lost my way,
but then, was the way ever that clear?

but,
now you have told me,
and you have set out my worth.
my choice is clear,
but that does not mean it does not hurt.

James Garratt – Friday 29th November 2024

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