Here is another of my poems, please let me know what you think. Me, Myself and I Me, myself and I, trapped inside my mind, No way of escaping, the key we can't find. Trapped by society behind this closed door, because this behaviour's acceptable no more. Daydreams and nightmares visit once and awhile, Enter a teardrop and exit a smile. What once was allowed, is now forbidden, My inner child must remain hidden. It knocks on the door, can we come out to play, Run wild like we used to on an innocent day. But now that we're older it must go to sleep. My inner child must mourn and weep. For gone is this wonderful gift full of creation Me, myself and I, my imagination.
Imagination is one of society's most popular caged animals. You're right. We need to set it free. I like the traditional form here although it's a little rough for flow in a few lines. This is a problem that's easily dealt with. Some lines sparkle- 'Enter a teardrop and exit a smile'- and you should continue to build on the strength of such successes.
I think that like Kidder said some lines are truely wonderful, but I felt in some places that the rhyme restricted you. All in all its wonderful
I say this: you Imagine this Inner Child to be in your Mind. Yet only clutter do you regard, beneath which is nothing. Now, close your "eyes" and listen. Do you not hear the laughter of a Child, somwhere near? eMBeMLaHV!
I hear the child in my mind, but my mind is the only place I hear it. It is my opinion, that as we grow older society expects us to behave differently. It is no longer acceptable for us to do the things we did when we were children as society just wouldn't allow it. I myself have always had problem interacting with society anyway, both as a child and as an adult. I find that I live the majority of my life inside my head, that is - in my thoughts. I have poor social skills, and as a result I am not able to communicate my thoughts and feelings to the extent that I would like to. Do you understand?
Indeed. It is the very intention of every aspect of Social Programming to inhibit that very function of Spirit Flow, that it may conform with Standards of Morality that were founded upon a priori reasoning of the sort that sounds suspiciously like superstitious nonsense. And yet, I have given you this Key, that the freedom to act as one Wills lies not in the Mind at all, and that the immensity of Intellectual Training that we now recieve is geared to divert our attention from this fact. I too have always had trouble communicating my thoughts to others. It was not until very recent phases of my life that I have come to realize, through that Neurological Engine that is Mind(o' blessed irony!), that what I have been trying to express are not thoughts at all, but that thoughts are but the Heiroglyphs by which I have attempted to relay... the Will, the Spirit Flow? And yet here we are, left with more thoughts, more words. But there is something more. There are manners of communication that not only transcend reason, but also communication itself. A Direct Tap into the Ether, if you will, into all and one all at once. And such a rare glimpse had I been afforded, until.... And yet, here, I demonstrate inextricably your point, as I am incapable of conveying by any simple means, this point, lest I should pierce you with it, and injure you unintentionally. But you will come to it in time. The best way to expodite the process is simply to refrain from despairing. It is no great secret. It is only that we are taught a hundred million ways to ignore it. eMBeMLaHV!
I find your thoughts intriquing. I have never heard someone speak about the human mind in such a spiritual way before. Unfortunately, my problems are on a level that is not as deep as spiritualism. I have read many books in order to help me overcome my obsessive control over my mind and thoughts. By obsessive, I mean my unwillingness and inability to share my thoughts. I read once that trying to control the mind was like trying to control the wind - virtually impossible! This gave me peace of mind for a while but soon the novelty wore off. Also, you pointed out refraining from despairing, I am quite an apathic person on the exterior and I have empathy that I would like to convey but I don't know how. Empathic feelings do not come naturally to me. When I try to show emotion it seems un-natural to me, almost fake and contrived. However, I am not a heartless person, uncapable of love. Like you, I find it incredibly hard to express what I want to say. Also, what does "eMBeMLaHV" mean?
The mind can be trained. After all, was it not trained by Environment, and are you not a part of that Environment? And you have already stated that you are, to some degree, ensconced in an environment of your own make. Does this not prove to you the malleability of the Mind to Will, even if the conscious mind acts not yet in accordance with that Will? And yet, the wind analogy is apt. But, let me suggest, that with that powerful mind you so obviously possess, that you look into your Environment, and see how people have managed to harness the power of the wind. Meditate upon the manner by which birds, and airplanes fly. Think of a windmill. Many other suitable analogies apply. And why this concern over an unwillingness to express your thoughts? It is this concern, or insecurity or fear, that eats at you, not your mind, or your thoughts! Once you learn the trick of harnessing the power of That Mighty Wind, disperse this idiot that would profane the Temple of your Imagination! He is not of you! It might even do you well to practice the harnessing of that Wind upon him, an apt moving target as he is! And the expression of Emotion should not be forced. If it comes, it comes. If not, you should be no less content for having felt it. Again, we have that wandering fool, self-consciousness, drunken on his own narcissism, knocking over all of our Holy Ornaments in his silly dancing. He is not of you! Be what you must needs be, and flow with it. And I say this too, that, perhaps it might not be unadvised to just sit the fool down and sober him up and make him be your first audience for the expressions he so desires you make. Maybe self-consciousness is the one really living in his head, and the Powerful Mind within which he plays at his folly is trying to assert that for you. Or I could rephrase it thus: Let that Wind then Flow, and Go with Great Vigour where it carries you, with a Resolve to persevere. Many Blessings, Much Love Healing Vibrations
