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The Dilemma Of A Chaotic Mind

The struggle mid-decision

By Colleen Millsteed Published about a year ago • 1 min read
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Stay or go — left or right?

The pros and cons - the easy escape or stay and fight?

Black or white?

Today or tonight?

**

There’s balance in thought,

Until a change of heart,

Run with hopes and dreams,

Or the certainty that’ll last?

**

Round and round,

The answer swims,

The decision is made,

No, no, no — that’s based on a whim.

**

Walk it out,

Run the elusive or waltz the spontaneity?

Go with the gut, or wander through one’s heart,

The realms of dreams or today’s reality?

**

Chaos rules the emotions, the mind,

The invading whisper in one’s head,

Yes, no — no, yes,

Oh dear stupidity; no, no, yes instead.

**

The answer arrives, a welcome intrusion,

A sigh of blessed relief,

Oh, but hang on just a darn fine minute,

Have you inspected this new belief?

**

Back to the beginning; no, but the end is nigh,

The chaos continues, thoughts come out to play,

Stymied and stunted, stooped and shoddy,

Luckily tomorrow’s a brand new day.

Stream of Consciousness

About the Creator

Colleen Millsteed

My first love is poetry — it’s like a desperate need to write, to free up space in my mind, to escape the constant noise in my head. Most of the time the poems write themselves — I’m just the conduit holding the metaphorical pen.

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    Written by Colleen Millsteed