James Garratt – A life lived and recorded in ink since 1992
My name is James and this personal website is an attempt to archive my writing which predominately is (under a loose banner) poetry
I started writing things down at the age of 17 in 1992, initially with no other idea of plan then to keep a record of my thoughts and feelings. Given my growing up experiences it felt like the perfect way to apply some self help therapy
I go unnoticed,
so my ego
sits in a corner
and counts all of its crocodile tears
I Am Not Gifted I am not gifted,but I know,I know I have severely drifted;becauseI am a bundle of firecracker…
it bleeds,
and my age
has fallen to its knees;
I am the queen
of talent,
that is residual
and never seen.
a victim
of a tabloid style childhood
with a teenage
kiss and tell;
a flummoxed child,
lost in a musical
wishing well.
Drink up the clouds,
you,
just drink them up —
because this is the shape
of the world to come;
maybe,
this year;
look out,
it is me clinging —
to the world’s longest pleasure pier.
it’s no secret
that the limelight
shines bright,
and that humans —
can feel compelled to watch
Power,
the dopamine hit —
the light of any intelligence
sadly, barely lit.
I had felt loved
in a way
that felt buried
into my solid earth,
as if foundations
were in concrete turf
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 