I Would Like To Belong – Written May 2025 (Aged 50)

I Would Like to Belong

I would like to belong.
I did not stay
that long,
and now I feel
like a journeyman
just going
from place to place.

I’m not sure.
The bust ups
and dust ups
are really
such a good look.

As I put up my paws
and I look
at the new found doors,
somehow
just disappearing
is never something
I find myself fearing.

And here
I find myself —
another office,
new shirt,
yet the same belt,
wondering if likeability
will quickly thaw
and so quickly melt.

James Garratt – (awaiting date)

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