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

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Category: Poems January 2017

Deductible Costs (Originally Untitled) – Written January 2017 (Aged 41)

what nobody else knows
the cities,
with alleyways and courtyards
where only the locals go

poems, poetry, writing

Another Average Man (Originally Untitled) – Written January 2017 (Aged 41)

another average man
tells women, just how it is
even i am amazed
and i have never wanted to be a feminist
i do not like the heights
and there are too many cliffs

poems, poetry, writing

Here Is The Chaos – Written Friday 27th January 2017 (Aged 41)

here is the chaos
the failed economics
the greed,
and the hate
we have pushed open that gate

poems, poetry, writing

Boatyard (Originally Untitled) – Written Friday 27th January 2017 (Aged 41)

at the boatyard
you want to build a boat
one with a reasonable chance
one that will alway float
but none of us at the boatyard
buy the joke,

poems, poetry, writing

Pursed Lips Wear Thin (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 12th January 2017 (Aged 41)

progressive politics –
has not failed
from reasonable working hours
to comfortable living
progressive politics for you
has in fact, being all giving

poems, poetry, writing

The Lock on My Childhood Gate (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 12th January 2017 (Aged 41)

whenever i see a father –
hug their son
i am always, always slightly undone
whenever i see a father –
who is proud
there is always a voice of longing in me

poems, poetry, writing

Compassion is Small Beer (Originally Untitled) – Written Monday 9th January 2017 (Aged 41)

truth is distilled
fermented by your fear
hate is chilled
and compassion is small beer

poems, poetry, writing

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