The Great Personal Schism

Now in conversation with myself,
and in love with the adventures of the mind,
I'm free to argue about them.
Feelings are more precise now; they do not mislead.
Totally gratuitous of course, they take the lead
and we must stand in awe.

 

Oh?  You defend them?
Of course.  What kind of Alter Ego are you?
Only yours.  Forever. You have no choice.
That is the hardest part--recognizing the truth.
That, and coming together with you.
Well I think I'll keep you, pal.
You're quite handy.  Now look.
The mind is churning again.

And now there are two of you?
Don't just do something.  Stand there.
Yes, there.  Before wisdom, still.
Be silent.
There is only one.
      ~

Reviews

[Chris]

Works well for chess matches...

[Dean]

If only I knew how to play chess, Chris! :-)
I have not the intellectual equipment for it.read moreIf only I knew how to play chess, Chris! :-)
I have not the intellectual equipment for it.

[Dean]

almost surprisingly bad writing on my part

[Chris]

Seems we are often our worst critic... how is it that we know better? Chuckling here. Good morning Dean.

[Dean]

Let's face it--your kindness aside--=the above just has to be one of the worst things I have written--I should remove it, but for the valued comments of my little coterie of readers.

[Chris]

I don't give "kind" comments, just "meant" ones. Sometimes our "flaws" are whom we are - real and human.

[Dean]

On this I agree--I'm flawed all right, to the extent of home in the trash. :-)

[Willard Wells]

I see much of my mind discussions within this piece. I write of many of the wanderings within my mind. Great to meet with a fellow traveler. Well Done.

[Dean]

perhaps one day, we may talk about consciousness

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

We weave such tangled webs within ourselves. While we are more apt to straighten things out as we grow wiser, we are ever etched like webs. The blessing is to behold the beauty of those webs, particularly when sparked with beads of light.

[Dean]

In re-reading this, what an awful bit of nothing! You are too kind to review it at all.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

Nonsense. :-)

[Dean]

Really, I hope I am capable of better...in fact, think I am. We'll see

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

We all are; but thankfully, I have you as my guide.

[Dean]

great---but some time you also need to listen to a more authoritative guide. If I live long enough, I hope to do that too.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

Of course, we all strive to listen to that same voice.