Thoughts

Shh! Lower your voice
to a whisper.
Don’t make a sound—
else you’ll be found!

Who will find me, you ask,
and it is no small task.
Those who look deep within
searching for answers.
They’re all fighting
their own battles:
an endless chattering rage
fighting to get out
of a self-imposed cage.

What’s going on inside
these soldiers’ minds?
Even the wisest do not know
neither does their mortal foe.

You gasp—who could that be
who could be performing this internal robbery?
Hush, child—
you still have much to learn
I say, with my face stern.
Before you know how to look
into your head’s every cranny and nook.