The Mind’s A Sacred Place

“Show off your fans! Build an audience
show the world who's listening…”

Oh scary thought…

Good grief, don’t people know
the act of observation changes*
the phenomenon being observed

Just shining a small light upon the
action causes a difference; how can
anybody create truly from the heart

When so many eyes are influencing
them? Probably market forces demand
that things meant to be popular

Should be created in the public eye
but for me, the mind’s a sacred place
full of private thoughts and dreams

Watching strangers watching you in
performing death-defying stints on a
movie screen sounds right

But writing down the contents of your mind
requires something else, celebrities live
life as a public show, enjoying attention

But they can hide inside their minds, while
poets dissect their minds in public; need
to hide their physical being

To counterbalance the effect of letting
thoughts and feelings all hang out; at
least, it works that way for me…

*Quantum physics:
The particles of light striking the minute particles
being observed, changes their nature and movement,
what will the light particles do to the poet when light is
shone upon his mind? It might fry his thoughts, warp
his feelings…