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Brain-Storm

I thought about thinking, pure meta-cognition Reflective, reflection, creative ignition So, breaking the lock, I slip into the engine Subversive, cerebral, divine intervention I arrive not in light but perpetual pain I suppose this psychosis I chose is the same As the beast in the mirror, mirror image of me That I see softly sway from a branch on a tree.

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Brian Sambourne

Date: 11/26/2023 8:03:00 PM

For me, your final two lines connect human kind with animal world meshed with a mirror of self. Now if we'd all just swing softly from branch to branch instead of our propensity to claw + wield big sticks. Another though provoking write. I hope that you are free from "perpetual pain." Regards always, Brian

Mat Ignacio
Date: 11/26/2023 8:47:00 PM

thank you, again, for the valued insights - i suppose, pain, like pleasure are two interwining spectrums that one tends to vacillate between, sometimes beyond one's control -writing helps to bring them into synchronicity, sometimes - so i guess we keep writing, if but to taste both!

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 11/3/2023 6:58:00 PM

Insightful, yet fun and frivolous Mat. I enjoyed reading it thrice. :)

Mat Ignacio
Date: 11/3/2023 8:53:00 PM

thank you again for taking the time

Sand Blown

Date: 10/23/2023 7:05:00 AM

...that was a fun read, wording with a math-mat tickle of the mind......stan

Mat Ignacio
Date: 10/23/2023 1:01:00 PM

well said ;)

Brittany Starks

Date: 10/17/2023 3:44:00 AM

Wow, this is fantastic. The first two lines are so tasty!

Mat Ignacio
Date: 10/17/2023 6:30:00 AM

Glad you read

Paige Hind

Date: 10/16/2023 3:13:00 PM

I loved this. So delicate in its power...

Mat Ignacio
Date: 10/17/2023 6:29:00 AM

Appreciated

Christina Bowring

Date: 10/16/2023 1:54:00 PM

A well written poem Mat that is very reflective. Flows well with great rhyming. The last two lines, in particular, are very profound. Thank you for sharing. Blessings to you. :):)

Mat Ignacio
Date: 10/17/2023 6:29:00 AM

Thank you

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 10/15/2023 1:58:00 PM

what a powerful title and poem, Mat. the line 'I arrived not in light but in perpetual pain,' grabbed me....that has got to be so difficult. There have been times in my life that when I looked at my reflection I saw a 'beast'--that's terrifying. Hugs and blessings on this Sunday, Sara

Mat Ignacio
Date: 10/15/2023 8:48:00 PM

blessings to you as well