Hold Onto Love – Written Friday 16th January 2026 (Aged 50)

Hold Onto Love

Now,
it is time for you to leave.
Hold onto love,
hold onto the rail.
Now,
it’s time for the final gale…
But the storm —
it will come
and eventually go.
Those that love you
will be caught
in its flow;
but they do love you,
and they will
always love you.
I know he loved you
when we were clinging
to the millennium
and watching fairground rides
collapse.
He loved you —
he just knew
that you were broken.
And now,
a point arrives
which naturally breaks
everyone’s hearts.
It is time
to say goodbye,
and time
to finally depart.

James Garratt – Friday 16th January 2026

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