at 23
wondering
if there was anymore at 24
feeling less alive at 25
trying to make my fingers click
at 26

i am quiet
and pragmatism
has an undeniable realism
that i never want to shift
having lived surrealism

the value of self
feels important right now
in a world
that feeds on our individuality

people are tone deaf
that is why,
we are where we are
unable to sing from –
the same hymn sheet

i could be at a bar
trying to drown some sorrows
but whilst tears are often your own
sadness is something you borrow

just be authentic
this,
striped jersey
jaunty act
finds me feeling sick