Ever Escaping Thoughts

Where our minds roam.

My mind wanders,

Forever eluding me,

Tromping through some forsaken world.

Every now and again,

I'll trail along behind it,

Curious where it escapes to for so many hours.

Some days, 

It takes me to terrifying places,

So all I want to do is curl up and hide,

From the imaginary places,

It has taken me to.

Hide,

From the imaginary people,

It has exposed me to.

Other days,

It takes mercy on my soul,

It takes me to the most beautiful of places,

Takes me to,

The sanctuary I knew was veiled from me,

Hidden behind my worst nightmares.

Most days, 

Though,

The chance of it's cruelty beats me down,

Slams me into the ground,

Beats me with it's sadism,

And I refuse to acknowledge it's existence.

I turn my back to it,

Let it evade me, 

Let it slip away into it's own creation,

While I stay standing,

Broken and colorless,

In front of you.

And I am nothing,

While my imagination roams away from me.

Author's Note

Okay, this is the first thing I've written in quite some time. Just...for reasons, I suppose. Your thoughts are appreciated. Always.

Reviews

[coffeedigest]

I loved this. Anyone can relate to a fleeing mind which makes this something that grabs ahold of you. I found the idea of trailing behind it to be profound and wonderful. Write more, this was well worded and an awesome read.

[Justin]

It feels like you were writing it for me i am glad i am not alone

[Stephen]

Sounds good. You've got beautiful words to play with .. like "My mind tromping through some forsaken world and I'll trail along behind it" .. yeah, I really love this line .. it has so much depth inside it. Ending's so beautiful.. you know what? Mostly, to a write it's very hard to end the piece but you here done a very good job so well done. I'd like to look forward reading your more stuffs.

[Taylor Ramsey]

Yes! Yes, endings are difficult. I thought it was a quirk that I had, but you acknowledging their difficulty makes me feel better about struggling with them. Thank you for reading this and for commenting. I needed a bit of motivation to keep on with the words. Thank you. I needed this.

[Emily]

"I turn my back to it" is my favorite part!

[Taylor Ramsey]

I was thinking the same thing. Hehe. Thanks for the comment!

[unsurewordsmith]

Great write! You captured the wandering mind perfectly and how your imagination can be both your best friend and your worst enemy at the same time.

[Taylor Ramsey]

Thank you for taking time and reading (: Always appreciated!

[LunarSong]

I love the way you illustrate how your mind wonders. I think at times I can relate to this, and sometimes my mind likes to be mean to me ;) I didn't see any errors. Great poem.

[Taylor Ramsey]

Much appreciated. I was afraid it would seem too....odd and no one would understand it. My imagination is hard to pin down exactly. Glad to know mine isn't the only abusive one at times!

[LunarSong]

I guess it does still seem a little odd, but it makes sense :)