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The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing

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

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Tag: people

Leaving It All Behind – Written Tuesday 7th October 1997 (Aged 22)

now i want to go on
now i’ve found a little motivation
it’s all that i needed

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

Rattles Like A Train – Written Thursday 11th May 2023 (Aged 48)

hunted me,
and found me in the woods
devoured my ego –
like sweet tasty food

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

We Don’t Have Children – Written September 2005 (Aged 30)

no, we don’t have children
we don’t pack up the car at the weekend
as if we are preparing for a disaster

children, creative, creative writing, emotions, feeling, free verse, life, parenting, parents, people, poem, poems, poetry, verse, wordplay, writer, writing

Down Home and Back Around Once More – Written Wednesday 10th May 2023 (Aged 48)

here i am –
as the mystic
the one i never really was

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

Much To Embrace – Written Tuesday 9th May 2023 (Aged 48)

i am craving the familiar
when i heard your voice
i hung onto its lilt and its tone

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

The Corrupted Years I Now Carry – Written Tuesday 9th May 2023 (Aged 48)

i wish –
things had not been that way
i think emotional deregulation
has so much to say

creative, creative writing, emotions, feelings, free verse, guilt, life, mental health, people, poem, poems, poetry, shame, verse, wellbeing, wordplay, writer, writing

Fragile – Written September 2005 (Aged 30)

fragile
handle with care

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

I Can’t Explain This Anger – Written September 2005 (Aged 30)

my defence has never been that weak
but my category had already been decided
and i had no chance to speak

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

You Made Me Look a Fool – Written September 2005 (Aged 30)

you made me look a fool
whilst claiming –
to offer me your hand

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

Nettles and Bracken – Written Thursday 4th May 2023 (Aged 48)

i need that closeness
to feel connected
rather than –
being lost in my own head

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

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