Like Them – Written Thursday 23rd January 2025 (Aged 49)

Like Them

I wish I was like them.
Their smile may as well be tattooed on.
Yet mine—
it rises and falls, just like a sun.

I wish I was like them.
Because people like them—
they’re compliant.
No—intelligently defiant.

I wish I was like them.
They carefully look behind
with a nervous glance,
and they stuff their personality disorders
into a cracked glass vase.

I wish I was like them.
They manage to divert attention
that looms above their head.
Their bipolar banter
never seems that well said.

I wish I was like them.
They manage to put their gaps and holes
into worldly success,
never score own goals,
and never seem to overtly display
their inner mess.

Really, really honestly—
I wish I was like them.
They sit at home with perfection to bake,
dividing up slices
of aromatic sponge cake.

Really, really—
I wish I was like them,
with their picture-perfect coloured walls.

But wait a moment…
Who wants to be led by these fools?

James Garratt – Thursday 29th January 2025

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