The Heart Thing

I like writing about deep topics but making them feel less serious.

I think sometimes we’re too quick to act. Well, maybe not us ourselves, but rather our hearts. It’s like your heart takes control of your body leaving your mind paralyzed, unable to stop you from doing something stupid. But then, there’s the moment after, when you regain mental consciousness and are left to clean up the heart’s mess. It’s like a bad case of the stomach bug. It always felt like it lasted for eternity and it restricted me from all things I thought were fun like, shoving my face full of Rocky Road and Twinkies, but it always took forever to get rid of. It’s the same way with the heart thing. Sometimes it’s months later before your heart returns power to your mind and you wake up and are just like… “The f**k did I just do?!”

Some people don’t even realize it’s happening. The heart thing is almost like preparing lobster. Your heart puts the mind in a state it thinks it’s used to and the mind begins to get too comfortable. Soon, it’ll fall asleep, except the difference between the two is the lobster won’t wake back up. Lobster won’t wake up but the mind will, and it’s never a nice awakening either. Much like the being hit by a train rather than a turtle. A little part of your mind realizes how you’ve majorly messed up and though it has good intentions, waking up is just a train wreck.

I know you’re probably waiting for me to tell you all the painstaking details of how I messed up but honestly, I’m not certain I can really explain it too well. I’m still under my heart’s control but my mind is just sending out an SOS to get me to wake up. I’m half-awake but most of me is not ready to go through the throw up at the end of the stomach bug. I make it sound like I’m crazy and I have some fucked up personality disorders, and that’s definitely not the case! It's just that my heart was in a comma in a pot of boiling water and tonight it finally got hit by the train.

Author's Note

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Reviews

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I like this you put a deep ponder within my vast of thought. I happen to be a thinker in many things it hits worse of the night questioning many things like how does this work to how to make it better and then ya have that part thinking what made me say that or what made me do that yet not to hard upon my wills much any more because of the shaking of life itself. I have always been that person and say that is me and is apart me its not strange or weird hey some us like to think outside the box not in. I guess most my heart and mind things go from trying to figure out what made them leave because I was good to them kind just. I was their when no1 else was yet I am on that last to see list. I don't understand that tbh. I have been one to study the human vast of thinking as well behavior. Haven't really found the answers to life's greatest questions yet. I only found traits and there are many. Every action has to have a reaction in order to be and see. You do have my mind in wonder a bit early with this write and it may not be possible to seek what is at will. Some things are just to deep to grasp at time but yes there is a reason.

[Carthage Thorne| The Wi..]

Wow, this is definitely a powerful narrative thought. Really makes you think, even though the flow was slightly bumpy which made it mildly hard to keep on the train of thought, however at the same time you did a very good job about drawing the reader back in and once more delving deep. Overall, I enjoyed this piece, definitely what I'd consider a "Think Deeper" work.

[Farhan Shaikh]

Master piece, very good work,
This is really deep..love the way you describe, uts brilliant..and a very unique..loved it, keep writing and thank you for sharing this lovely work of yours.

[Prototato]

Oh, man. I can only begin to think about how much this is true. I can relate so much to this.
One difference: my mind seems to have other ideas besides letting my heart take control as of late...

[APOORVA]

intense and stirring.
liked the way you have expressed

[J.M.Fields]

Though every action will have consequences and we must take responsibility for those actions, nothing should keep us from moving forward. In our hearts, souls, and minds, nothing should contain us from the freedom of heartbreak. I don't know why or when you wrote this but its touching to know you recognize yourself and your own feelings as disorienting. You don't have it under control, and that's okay. None of us do, we are all get stomach bugs from time to time. I just hope its not too hard on you.

[Harley Quinn]

Very unique. I found this intriguing. I loved the way you described everything. :)

[Zeldablue]

I love it! Unique and honest!

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I think it's a constant battle raging between the heart abd the brain.. Who to listen? Me, I've always turned towards the heart..doing things just for the fun of it..but yes I agree to the part that when you get done, you're like "did I really f*****g do this?" And all hell breaks lose.. You lose your mind in the process of fulfilling your desires.. But you keep on repeating 'cause you can't resist the cravings and because "the heart wants what it wants"..

So, all in all, this is a great piece with too many relatable points which touch the heart as well as mind 😉
You've portrayed the dilemma nicely! 👍

[Joey Nizz]

It takes a lot of courage to write about how you feel out in the open and after reading what you wrote, all i can say is that i agree with you, its like sometimes the heart clouds the vision of the brain from doing something rational when your heart desires something if its wrong, i can honestly relate and say that i too feel the same way about this heart of mine, but sometimes we have to take a stand even if its against ourselves sometimes we cant let the heart make the decisions for us because we will regret it later and get seriously hurt and get unwanted memories and scars, sometimes you have to make the mind make the decisions rather than your heart to actually feel happy, the mind and heart are connected in a way, never let the mind wonder off nor the heart to act or decide on their own, because if u wanted to do what the heart wants it'll hurt your heart because we're all human and fragile and we get hurt easily but that's when we use our mind before we act, to see if its right or wrong, good or bad whatever you name it, you have to think about your actions before you act or you will get heart broken and your mind will be too busy thinking about the pain that'll hurt your heart in return.

[Katelyn Kennedy]

Thank you so much for taking the time to review. It means a lot to have someone understand and have an opinion on my work!

[Joey Nizz]

Your welcome, and thanks for sharing this master piece of words because i truly understand and can relate to what you wrote.