Let Go Of The Chain – Written September 2025 (Aged 50)

Let Go Of The Chain

Let go
of the chain,
but even then
it wraps itself around me
far too tight.

Let go
of the chain —
and when,
when will I feel “alright”?
When will life blossom once again?

I know,
I know I am a mischievous bundle,
one of creative ideas
wrapped up in trauma
and loosely held pain.

Let go of the chain,
but even then
I am entangled,
like everything is just too tight.

Why is life
such a mental struggle and fight?
I need superior days.
Let go
of the chain.
Untangle me
so that I can breathe once again.

James Garratt – September 2025

More poems at
https://theboybehindtheglasses.com/

More about this blog, The Boy Behind the Glasses, here
https://theboybehindtheglasses.com/2020/01/08/the-boy-behind-the-glasses-an-introduction/

More poems from 2025
https://theboybehindtheglasses.com/category/poems-and-writing-2025/