Mind Bank

Composed when I couldn't sleep...

Originality, a sought-after mystery, 
craved and intriguing.
Accolades for the human brain.
What I truly need, however,
from this modern age of science,
is an accessible, affordable Mind Bank 
Where I could borrow 
another's...

Functioning at peace levels,
Untangled thoughts 
following some sort of order, 
Giving space to chaos
To knock on its doors, 
With respectful patience,
Waiting for an invitation 
To indulge and be summoned. 

A welcome break
From the tedious task
Of overwhelm 
And numbness, 
Playing ping pong
At the expense of my
Remaining brain cells
at public shared tables.

Maybe the system seeps in 
By osmosis,
Or perhaps my body will demand
these well-needed breaks,
post experience. 
Adapting to the silence,
Yearning for the halt
in constant motion.

Perhaps this transaction 
would help me cope with
What mine doesn't want to let go,
Making me remember
What I desperately want to forget.
Hopefully, it will turn around one day
and say,
It's not you, it's me.

Created with watercolours by yours truly in my tiny sketchbook. Based on Artist Stephen Quiller’s book titled ‘Color Choices’.

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