Today on Poetic Poetry, I am introducing Denis Brown: poet and author of A Beautiful Mind is Poetry Defined. Below you will read one of his poems from his book.
A Beautiful Mind
A spinning carousel, fairground attraction
The glitz, the sounds the buzz all around
Bright lights, candy smells, clanging bells
The hysteria, the chase like the crystal maze
So much spin, so much to take in
I slow it down, now I am mesmerized
A sensory overload, before my very eyes
Audio slowed down to a dirge, just for now take my word
Abandoned – fairground, with no one around
Not even a sound!
It's ghostly quiet, a very different place
as if suspended between time and space
Picture this - of a World Unknown
Of lava fountains, and bubbling lakes
Electrical Storms that light up the skies
Random thoughts - I don't know why?
A beautiful mind, is so hard to see
is it mine? or is it thee?
Composer, Creator, Story Narrator
Genius, madman, anyone’s guess
This would take it in a new direction
A sea of new anxiety, a temperature of an infection
Tossed and turned as a roller coaster
no hand rails, all ships sails are ripped and torn
Savage waves, and darkened skies
Trash me till I'm overboard by surprise
Slowly sinking, drowning, blinking
Frowning, drifting into the deep abyss
The blackness welling as dark as space
I can no longer my hand in front of face
mind drifting into another world
slipping through another hole
Blinding light, ahead in sight
Am I right in thinking - that I am dead?
Between two worlds, plays in my head
Or am I lying a sleep-in bed?
Beautiful minds are so hard to find
like fireflies dancing in the skies
keeping your eyes forever mesmerized
Make a wish, and hold that thought.
This piece I would like to think is finished and complete and yet, it may easily be just a work in progress. As on another day, I might have something different to say. A beautiful mind is about what we all actually have, but not many of us see it like that.
Sometimes I think we can be our own personal tormentors which really isn't beautiful at all when you think about it. Perhaps we need to tell ourselves from time to time, actually we do have a beautiful mind.
For many of us, I would say that we may be extremely critical of ourselves and sadly we really don't acknowledge that side of ourselves. Perhaps that in itself is worth exploring and working on as in improving our own view and perception of ourselves.
I know that at times, I have a beautiful mind, and equally I know at times it's not as beautiful as I would like it to be. There is an inner conflict that wages war and that goes on all the time for me. Some might identify with the same, whilst others may totally disagree.
All I am saying is how I feel, and for me this is real.
If you would like to follow Denis or buy his book, click on the links below.
https://books2read.com/u/mvn9nj (Book Link)
https://www.abm129.com (Website)
