Post by michaelgallatin on Dec 30, 2011 12:08:08 GMT -5
There is a prison
of the mind and
that my friends is
the very worst kind.
For even in jail they
can't stop your thinking,
your brain finds food,
your soul keeps drinking.
But if the doors inside
your mind are shut,
life's bound up tight
and in a rut.
Your soul is caged
and can't fly free,
never to become
who you want to be.
So though your body
may be in the smallest cell,
take heart my friend,
you're not in Hell.
Hell's created deep
inside your head and
if you dwell there long,
your soul is dead.
Your mind is shackled,
your cage is barred,
inside you're numb
and life is hard.
But cut those bonds and
let your mind fly free,
be all that you
were meant to be.
Eat and drink,
nourish your soul,
take it all in so
you'll be whole.
Don't close your mind,
open it to others
and never forget that
we're all brothers!
Michael "Keep Your Mind Free!" Gallatin
Author's Note - This poem was inspired by the son of a close friend of mine, my college roommate many years ago. This man went to prison for quite a few years because of something he did when he was younger and not as wise. But he kept his wits about him, kept his heart and soul looking ahead and so he matured during those years of being jailed. He's out now (about a month) and this was the first Christmas in a long time that father and son were together. Happy New Year to them both!
of the mind and
that my friends is
the very worst kind.
For even in jail they
can't stop your thinking,
your brain finds food,
your soul keeps drinking.
But if the doors inside
your mind are shut,
life's bound up tight
and in a rut.
Your soul is caged
and can't fly free,
never to become
who you want to be.
So though your body
may be in the smallest cell,
take heart my friend,
you're not in Hell.
Hell's created deep
inside your head and
if you dwell there long,
your soul is dead.
Your mind is shackled,
your cage is barred,
inside you're numb
and life is hard.
But cut those bonds and
let your mind fly free,
be all that you
were meant to be.
Eat and drink,
nourish your soul,
take it all in so
you'll be whole.
Don't close your mind,
open it to others
and never forget that
we're all brothers!
Michael "Keep Your Mind Free!" Gallatin
Author's Note - This poem was inspired by the son of a close friend of mine, my college roommate many years ago. This man went to prison for quite a few years because of something he did when he was younger and not as wise. But he kept his wits about him, kept his heart and soul looking ahead and so he matured during those years of being jailed. He's out now (about a month) and this was the first Christmas in a long time that father and son were together. Happy New Year to them both!
the author's note, it even makes it more moving. the way to wisdom can be very strict and even meandering.. It is good if mind and soul are not broken and new aims can be taken up! Wishing father and son a good New Year by all means! Thank you. Ulla xx 
and 
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echoes, hope you all are doing well 
