Story Of My Mind

I always hear people say that she looks okay or he seems fine.

I remember when I dared to talk about how I felt.

I remember, how I was immediately shut off saying-

Why? You have no real problems.

For a moment there I believed them

My mind is not troubled, it’s just a phase,

I told myself.

Nothing is wrong with me, I’m fine- I repeated,

over and over.

But a flame never goes away on its own, does it?

If you throw a carpet over and

pretend it was never there?

When one morning I woke up and looked around

my life was on fire

and with it were burning all my dreams

I don’t have real problems

I said, tired to the bone.

Then why is this happening?

Even at this point help was a few mugs of advice

and a couple spoons of wisdom,

poured in as per taste.

Half of me had already turned to dust

and they were still waiting to see what happens.

I couldn’t.

I, for once, gathered my remains and set out

to find a place that was safe.

As I went on and on, I spoke of the fire

and how it didn’t happen overnight.

I told stories of the mind, the real problems it had.

How it is the hidden soul of a perfect castle

that makes it stand with might.

As time passed I shared more and more.

If it wasn’t real

why do I sense healing?

I still look okay, I still seem fine

even when so much has changed on the inside.

I hope they learn that a perfect castle is not perfect on its own.

Next time someone wants to talk about it,

I hope they know it’s a whole different world inside.

Next time you want to share,

I hope you don’t have to think twice.

Tejaswi Singh Member since June 25, 2020

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