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

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Category: Poems and Writing 2011

She Found My Place (Originally Untitled) – Written May 2011 (Aged 36)

she found my place
my better face
months had rolled by
where my taste
had become lost inside

poems, poetry, writing

Impatient (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 24th May 2011 (Aged 36)

i have felt less impatient
but i cannot remember when
want the future now
and then, all over again

poems, poetry, writing

The Small Things (Originally Untitled) – Written May 2011 (Aged 36)

arms around me
chatting, laughing
hugging, kissing
and the magic of –
enjoyable time passing

poems, poetry, writing

Piece of Land (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 24th May 2011 (Aged 36)

people claim you
like a piece of land
x marks the spot
you are searching base camp
location sadly forgot

poems, poetry, writing

Your Wilderness Years – Written Tuesday 24th May 2011 (Aged 36)

i am not a public service
there to light up –
the dull room
the one,
that masks as you relationship –

poems, poetry, writing

My Depression Wrote Me a Letter (Originally Untitled) – Written Wednesday 11th May 2011 (Aged 36)

my depression –
wrote me a letter
one in a bold typeface
it said, you need to be better

poems, poetry, writing

Skipped Heartbeats (Originally Untitled) – Written May 2011 (Aged 36)

i would love to enjoy falling in love
instead of being scared to death
it takes my heartbeats,
and my breath

poems, poetry, writing

Cross Legged on the Sofa (Originally Untitled) – Written may 2011 (Aged 36)

i never thought –
i would imagine –
those thoughts again
not in a way –
where it seemed likely
or just comfortable

poems, poetry, writing

The Injustice (Originally Untitled) – Written May 2011 (Aged 36)

i hate the way –
so called pious people –
throw moral missiles
from the church steeple

poems, poetry, writing

People Add Layers (Originally Untitled) – Written May 2011 (Aged 36)

people add layers –
to their personality
but i see through them all
i see the hurt and the pain
i see the confidence so small

poems, poetry, writing

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