The Actual Question – Written Thursday 31st July 2025 (Aged 50)

The Actual Question

People can be busy
with themselves.
After all,
we live in that kind of world.

One not of reflection,
but one
where the inward gaze
is a tattooed craze.

And it’s not about
being alone
or happiness,
neither of which
point to true worth
or give
a solid direction.

And I just delve
into my mind
and analyse
everything
that’s connected.

And I am not sad,
and nor am I dejected,
it’s just —
I am concerned.

And it is that,
the question,
the actual question,
the lifelong task,
the thing that came along
because, all along,
all along,
I should have asked.

James Garratt – May 2025

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