A tour of the mind.

Okay new thoughts! 

Gather around please.

I, King thought

will be your guide

taking you all on

a memorable tour

of the mind.

Okay! Follow me please!

And remember stay close,

you could get lost.

Down this corridor

we have the cerebral cortex -

an area of complex thoughts.

Over in the temporal department

we process sound and language.

The parietal lobe deals with orientation

and navigation.

Up ahead central

lies the restricted zone

namely the hypothalamus.

You will hear the hum

of cries and happiness.

This place relays sensory

and motor signals regulating

consciousness, sleep and alertness.

To the cerebellum

we have the engine room

co coordinating motor control.

Of course, we have the sub branches

like the teaching room

where along the walls 

are stored intelligence

commonly called wisdom.

You may even get a glimpse

of common sense, rare indeed.

First on the left

along the corridor

we have wall to wall lockers

containing memories.

Take care on opening

some hold back many a flood of tears,

while others will have you

falling back in laughter.

First on your right

holds the door to many a dreams

and nightmares collected through

the carousels of time. 

Second, third and fourth rooms

have an assortment of emotions,

ideas, dreams which have never ventured

or seen the light of day.

Sex seems to be the theme

on most of them

which can transfer intelligence to organs

acting without proper authorisation.

Floating lost in the portals of mind

against the travels of time

are fond memories which

knock on door number five

begging you to come in. 

Be careful you may get lost 

in one's life expectancy trapped 

which could seem like forever.

They have this pointless craving

for reliving a special moment.

Finally, moving on

at the back of the mind

is unused space as much

as sixty percent I'm told.

This will be your new home

so you can prosper and develop.

So thoughts, when do you wish to move in?

Discuss it amongst yourselves

but don't dilly dally

real estate of the mind

is a lifetime opportunity only.

When its gone its gone!

And we don't want dementia moving in, do we?

Okay! Have a wander, watch the signs

and please enjoy the elevator music.

Its just a whistle of a tune

that goes round and round

in the mind driving everyone crazy.

One other thing silence

moves in mysterious ways

beware of thoughts in a drug induced state

or locked permanently in the world of day dreaming.

 

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Ah, well, Dante had Virgil at least. Pretty certain nobody wants inside my mind any more than a free trip through the Inferno. But, I can now safely download the experience via poetry. An entertaining write, F.

[andrew mitchell]

Belated thank you Fabian

[Stella Armour]

I decided to go to the back of the mind , but got distracted b y the third and fourth rooms .... but i got my mindset away from all that and visited the teaching room .
Still there at the moment, not often you get such a lovely tour with so many places to visit ... :)

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Stella , yes a bit of a mini full lol. I know it’s long, a concept with promise.

[andrew mitchell]

Mind full not mini!

[Stella Armour]

i think you are very brainy :)

[andrew mitchell]

Just your average ordinary bloke lol Stella.

[Stella Armour]

lol, well you know a lot more than i do :)

[andrew mitchell]

Thanks to google

[Stella Armour]

I am best friends with google too :)
and youtube :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A humorous and educational tour de brain with the best guide in the world, self knowledge!

[andrew mitchell]

Indeed John, thank you for stopping by and commenting, much appreciated.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

compartmentalized parts of the mind...very creative tour you take us on...
and I would have liked to get the whole tour, but in the third stanza my thoughts strayed, I went down a different hallway and couldn't get back to the group...i called and called but no answer.
felt i was in a maze, scared...like i was crazy....losing it...and then realized, wait no, actually i stayed with the group all along and we were in the next to the last stanza...
teaches me to daydream.
j.

[andrew mitchell]

It is rather long winded lol but many thanks for reading and commenting. It was a fun write!