You have come too far... <br />To surround yourself in fear. <br />Shackled and attacked by thoughts, <br />Taught by those close and near. <br />Remove them from your mindset now! <br />Don't allow to become imprisoned... <br />Or bow down to confining decisions! <br />Break free and climb to your higher self. <br />Get rid of those thoughts, <br />Others have brought and dealt! <br />Leaving you with feelings... <br />You alone seem to have felt! <br />Eliminate a fate not yours. <br />Adore your mind and explore new shores! <br />Cast away what had limited you. <br />Your happiness you can and will pursue! <br />Believe you deserve a better view. <br />And watch the beauty of your life come through! <br />Arrest your thoughts... <br />That's what you ought to do! <br />If you must be a prisoner, <br />Become warden of a love that's due! <br />Locked and safe... <br />Protected from the blues! <br />Let others find comfort in pity! <br />Those scenes are not for you! <br />With arrested thoughts... <br />Take back what you own! <br />Your mind is YOUR castle, <br />And let that be known!<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/arrested-thoughts/
