The Mind Unleashed
Do you ever wonder why?
My mind wears a collar,
but the leash drags behind.
They tried to train my spine—
teach it obedience
like a second language.
I sat down.
I shut up.
I blended like beige
trying to disappear into more beige.
But inside?
Meteor storms of why
lit fires under facts
until they sweated the truth.
Why.
Why.
Why.
Say it long enough
and it turns strange,
like a tongue chewing itself.
If I can catch the why—
not kill it,
just gently pin it—
maybe the when will confess,
the who might get nervous,
the where could finally
pull up a chair and apologize.
And peace—
peace might tiptoe in
like it wasn’t invited,
but hoped someone would ask.
They looked at me
like I was a statue
someone lost interest in carving.
Compliant.
Contained.
Quiet—
like an unplugged toaster.
A good little carbon unit.
But beneath the stillness,
my mind swam
with jellyfish philosophies,
a rebellion of soft thoughts
and sharp questions,
marching across a chessboard
no one else could see.
The body may obey.
But the mind?
The mind slipped the leash
a long time ago—
barefoot,
hand in hand with why,
laughing
as they skip
through locked doors.
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Lolly Vieira
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Comments (9)
The leash may drag, but the mind runs free. 'Hand in hand with why'—brilliant.
Good work
And I thought it was just me...
I really enjoyed reading this alot!! And the line: "The body may obey. But the mind?"
The mind can be quite chaotic sometimes! A mix of brilliant ideas and anything in between.
Super 💯
Unleashed wonder dances with defiant why.
That “peace tiptoed in… like someone would ask” is so great. It feels like such a timeless line.
Lolly!! I swear we are on the same wavelength today. This is masterful and full of raw energy, I can feel it in my chest