Eggshell minds
We stand so strong and put on a show;
So hard, so strong, so resolute.
So brave against the stars.
So easily shattered,
So delicate.
Our eggshell minds
Are housed in
Shelters
Of electric blancmange
That cannot resist
The forces that stir
Their currents.
Experiences and sights
That embed themselves
In the motherboard
To short-circuit
And sear the
Tranquillity of our thoughts
And dreams.
For we are not so brave, so strong
Or resolute
As we believe.
Blancmange is too soft,
So very soft,
So delicate,
That the shocks curdle our being.
Opher 5.6.2019
I’ve met so many people whose minds are twisted by the experiences of life. The things they’ve seen, done or taken have scarred the soft jelly of their brains.
We are not so strong and tough. Violence and abuse leaves scars that do not heal. It only takes one experience to send us reeling.
Life is a disturbance.
War, violence, trauma, abuse – permanent damage.
I fear we are all traumatised!