Standard
The majority of people
have standardised views,
standard issue uniforms,
because
social constructs
only ever keep them warm.
Why question
when you can relax
in the deckchair
of what is considered to be the norm?
And
there is nothing wrong
with expressing something
that is quite standard —
but why not question and raise a standard,
or form a vanguard?
Who knows
why we march unquestionably
and in an ignorant unison,
do as they are told,
throw away opinions,
and watch your human rights get sold.
James Garratt – November 2025
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Standard – Written November 2025 (Aged 50)
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