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James Garratt – A life lived and recorded in ink since 1992

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Category: Poems and Writing 2007

Choice – Written May 2007 (Aged 32)

Choice you had choice choice is of course one of the words you fear because with choice comes responsibility you … More

creative, creative writing, emotions, feelings, free verse, life, people, poem, poems, poetry, verse, wordplay, writer, writing

Repairs – Written Tuesday 6th May 2007 (Aged 32)

Repairs i am working through – the damage and the hurt – heaped upon me, treating it like a journey … More

creative, creative writing, emotions, feelings, free verse, life, people, poem, poems, poetry, verse, wordplay, writer, writing

Windows Remained Smeared – Written Tuesday 6th May 2007 (Aged 32)

Windows Remained Smeared we never really knew you we attempted to peer in but the windows remained smeared and there … More

creative, creative writing, feelinfgs emotions people, free verse, life, poem, poems, poetry, verse, wordplay, writer, writing

I Am Me – Written May 2007 (Aged 32)

I Am Me i am me, i am not your father the one, who left you with little girl dreams … More

creative, creative writing, emotions, feelings, free verse, life, people, poem, poems, poetry, verse, wordplay, writer, writing

Glories and Flaws – Written May 2007 (Aged 32)

Glories and Flaws obsessive, too damn right i fought tooth and nail not to be labelled and to ensure i … More

creative, creative writing, emotions, feelings, free verse, life, people, poem, poems, poetry, verse, wordplay, writer, writing

Silly Game – Written May 2007 (Aged 32)

Silly Game what relationship did you expect when you could not accept me for who i was or even, what … More

creative, creative writing, emotions, feelings, free verse, poem, poems, poetry, verse, wordplay, writer, writing

Everything and Nothing – Written May 2007 (Aged 32)

Everything and Nothing of course, everything is about them they are that sort of person i am sure you have … More

creative, creative writing, emotions, feelings, free verse, life, people, poem, poems, poetry, verse, wordplay, writer, writing

Approximate Size of Cog – Written May 2007 (Aged 32)

Approximate Size of Cog have you ever thought about who you really are or the approximate size of the cog … More

creative, creative writing, emotions, feelings, free verse, life, people, poem, poems, poetry, verse, wordplay, writer, writing

Sound of Applause – Written May 2007 (Aged 32)

Sound of Applause no one else’s words – will be a stand alone answer no one, fact or fiction no … More

creative, creative writing, emotions, feelings, free verse, life, people, poem, poems, poetry, verse, wordplay, writer, writing

So Long and Goodbye – Written May 2007 (Aged 32)

So Long and Goodbye they belittled my clumsiness oh well, my balance remains a mess actually, i like my clumsiness … More

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