An Alcatraz for Our Thoughts

If thoughts

worked 

like criminals

and innocents,

how many of us 

would make it?

How much could we 

in one lifetime,

get away with?

The vicious thoughts

that corrode our minds,

each increment

at a time,

spreading,

influencing.

But what if

there were 

and island,

like Alcatraz,

to keep these thoughts

contained?

What if 

it were locked behind 

heavy security,

massive gates,

but, 

with a tired journey,

we could still visit 

some days.

And on those days

we would see

our demented minds

behind

those walls,

blockaded 

to keep us safe,

sane. 

But then,

our thoughts

would glare 

at us,

they’d snare,

slithering whispers,

invading peace 

still planted there

inside

our minds,

until all of us,

were behind 

those walls.

If thoughts worked 

like criminals

and innocents,

wouldn’t we still be haunted?

Reviews

[Wondering Mind]

haunting...It reminds me of 1984 and thought-crime....No Alcatraz for me thoughts...they'd get the chair, and most likely for being misunderstood...

[demureminds]

I've never heard of that, hmm maybe I'll look it up.