A Puzzle for a Brain

Merlin

There's different pathways

Inside your brain,

They move and transition

Based on what you do or play,

 

And I know mine are different

They move a certain way

They're more like a giant puzzle 

Than any one person's brain,

 

There's no A to B

Or a straight and narrow road,

I don't have one single focus 

I have dozens of tabs that won't open or close,

 

And it's difficult to talk

When I think a certain way

My words stumble and stutter

More than I do or say,

 

And no one seems too understand

This too fast for life pace,

So I struggle along this track,

Tell me, how do I get the pathways back 

 

Where they go,

So I can think and talk 

And understand, everything

I can grab 

 

So my teachers and peers

Don't stand there with pink ears 

And listen to bleeding words 

And pencil against skin 

 

So they don't have to stand there and grin 

At my too fast pace,

So I can talk and punctuate space,

My thoughts untangled wires

 

Or phone cords,

And I know I can think outside the box

But how is it good 

When I can barely connect the dots?

 

Instead I jump from one point to the other

If I can't think, my words can smother

At least I can do one or the other.

 

 

 

  • Author: Merlin (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 24th, 2022 02:03
  • Category: Reflection
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  • L. B. Mek

    'There's no A to B
    Or a straight and narrow road,
    I don't have one single focus
    I have dozens of tabs that won't open or close,

    And it's difficult to talk
    When I think a certain way
    My words stumble and stutter
    More than I do or say,'

    'And I know I can think outside the box
    But how is it good
    When I can barely connect the dots?

    Instead I jump from one point to the other
    If I can't think, my words can smother
    At least I can do one or the other.'
    (your Insights, scares me
    and yet, I'm Emboldened
    by your relatable Veracity!)
    thanks for sharing, dear Poet
    I read and learn

    • Merlin

      Thank you for your comment!!!

    • Rocky Lagou

      I can relate to this honestly, it's so strange because on many occasions I find it difficult to accurately communicate with someone without sounding like I have no idea what I'm talking about. Like you mention, my thoughts can also "overlap" and "jumble" and I'm left confused. Hope poetry can be an outlet for you though, it surely helps to talk about your emotions.

      • Merlin

        I appreciate your comment!!



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