I dreamt that gravity
was just a conspiracy
to sell us shoes
but we never questioned it
just stood, penniless on blistered feet
gazing at the stars
Rage, riot-
wage war against the mind-cage
I dreamt I was an infant
who never learned
that my outstretched hands
were mine, were 'I,'
they tried to bathe me but
I swirled down the drain
and became the sea
Wail, weep-
sell your soul to the keeper of the mind-cage
I awoke with this migraine
shook my head and
heard the shackles clink
reached up and felt
this fissure in my skull
pried it open, watched my mind sigh
and expand to fill this space
Grow quiet, shake hands-
have a cup of tea with the mind-cage
Now I am creation
took the roof off my house
I waft into the open sky
opened my heart
clowns from a clown car
the sorrows walked out
Embrace, make peace-
just be with the mind-cage
Weightless, I meet my old desires
fluffy little wishes floating in the breeze
but there is nothing lacking now
I hold the mind-cage in my arms
we float as it screams
and blames, and fades
Slither, creep-
escape through the open bars
Come home to this joy
Jan 17, 2018
Jan 17, 2018 at 12:16 PM UTC
I dreamt that gravity
was just a conspiracy
to sell us shoes
but we never questioned it
just stood, penniless on blistered feet
gazing at the stars
Rage, riot-
wage war against the mind-cage
I dreamt I was an infant
who never learned
that my outstretched hands
were mine, were 'I,'
they tried to bathe me but
I swirled down the drain
and became the sea
Wail, weep-
sell your soul to the keeper of the mind-cage
I awoke with this migraine
shook my head and
heard the shackles clink
reached up and felt
this fissure in my skull
pried it open, watched my mind sigh
and expand to fill this space
Grow quiet, shake hands-
have a cup of tea with the mind-cage
Now I am creation
took the roof off my house
I waft into the open sky
opened my heart
clowns from a clown car
the sorrows walked out
Embrace, make peace-
just be with the mind-cage
Weightless, I meet my old desires
fluffy little wishes floating in the breeze
but there is nothing lacking now
I hold the mind-cage in my arms
we float as it screams
and blames, and fades
Slither, creep-
escape through the open bars
Come home to this joy
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