What the heart told the mind

"In this time and age,
Where sunlight quivers
At the tyranny of the day
And seeks refuge
In the vigil of the night,
What is hope
But a mural of that light
Painted upon the dome of dreams
With the very blood
Coursing through our arteries,
Yet just as lifeless as
As its progenitor?"
Asks the brain with the
Notoriously wise swagger
That reels in the senses
Towards itself.

Hope is what we live for,
What we crave for,
What we hope for,
And hoping die for.
Your logic is as always
Wondrous.
You speak of the tyranny
Of the day, to disprove which
I shall never be able.
But why not a coup?
Why not change the hostility
Of the environment that
Causes the sun to hide?
Without hope comes pessimism;
With pessimism comes misery.
Tell me, would you choose misery
Over joy?
Oh astute mind, your belligerence
Knows no bounds.
Why not your optimism?
Why not bring life to the lifeless
Mural and revel in happiness?

The mind smiles and tells
The heart "what an irony it
Is that you blame me for
Pessimism when you are
Me."

Reviews

[faryn wolff]

I enjoy the personification throughout this poem...“sunlight quivers”, for example, and the more pronounced representation of the heart and mind. What I find most interesting about this poem is the impeccable reflection of the objective logic of the mind and the warm astuteness of the heart, and the combination thereof. One cannot survive merely from logic and its emotional distance, just as one cannot follow their heart with no heed to thought. It makes me think deeply of the roles of the mind and heart…

As always, thoughtful diction and a clever write. Remarkably done!

[Coyote Poetry]

Your words danced in many direction in this poem. You create many questions that can't be answer but by time and great effort. I like the feel and the story in this poem. Last lines were very strong. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[J.Black]

BRILLIANT! Yes the mind does play games, but it's also very logical.

"Asks the brain with the
Notoriously wise swagger" .. ahaha nice choice of word "swagger" ..

[Broken.buddy]

There we go ,thats like me Pure Logic in poetry.Beautiful Poem!.