! The Mind Revealed Poem by Michael Shepherd

and wouldn't it be weird
if we could click on our name page
and see - our mind!

spread out in all its random,
untidy, crossed-out, raggedy,
contradictory, half-chewed,
etc.

it just doesn't bear
half thinking about

how clever of, let's say,
Providence,
to keep it like it is, invisible; we,

letting it out under supervision,
teeth clean, polished shoes,
opinions prepared
for the lunch-break
and water cooler
and photocopier

and under supervision even more strict,
maximum security,
'association hour', when
it mixes with the lifers,
the condemned,
the emotions,
the instincts;

yes, better keep mind
behind closed doors;
there's only so much space
for the untidy,
savage,
so busy,
inconsequential,
vulnerable,
rutted,
God-given so they say
mind.