James Garratt – A life lived and recorded in ink since 1992
All the poetry and writing from 2019
they did close the door
as they have done before
but this time i think it was too much
i suspect, if i try the door
it will remain firmly shut they did close the door
as they have done before
but this time i think it was too much
i suspect, if i try the door
it will remain firmly shut
on reflection
considering my direction
i think the sarcasm has held me back
when i was young
the song appeared to have –
an infinite number of verses
and i thought –
it would go on and on
but as the music faded
i realised, sadly, it doesn’t last too long
when you have been treated appallingly
how do you resolve that inside?
do you chase personal justice –
or does it have to lie
speak truth to power
but beware,
if their ears are not covered
do not stand up
with genuine care
they will force you to sit back down
and of course, provide the chair
where do it fit
where do i belong
a lifetime spent
trying to prove people wrong
but about what
some question once known
but now forgot
if only i could
too much thinking
and it will not swim away
help me today
let me get away
i think too much
it is true
do you?
no one criticises me –
more than me
no one is more self aware
and painfully aware of me
you have finally
redecorated every street
low grade to high grade
the ‘hip’ views move in
and the ‘unfashionable’ past moves out
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