Open Question: What is the meaning of this poem?

5 February 2012, 10:50 am

A friend of mine posted it on Facebook earlier. She says she didn't write it. But I would like to understand it better. Could anyone please explain the meaning of this poem/story to me, give me there opinion on what it means to them, or something like that? All answers appreciated. Thank you. ______________________________________… ''Where is my Mind ? If you have seen it...please let me know.'' You see, he lost it long ago. And since then he's longed just to let everything go. ''If I can not grasp my own mind, how can I possibly take a hold of anything else...let alone continue carrying what I still have left?'' The Answer; He Can Not. He Can Not carry even this burden. So lend him a hand, why don't you? His grip is not confident enough to keep it all from slipping through the cracks of his fingers. Bit by bit he begins to notice a change for the worst. Nostalgic memories like forgotten toys, love rotted into something hopeless and the ability to function correctly....lost long ago. A cluster of emotions pound through his body. A pain so unbearable, so neglected for years, he screams at the top of his lungs 'Where is my Mind?! Tell me! What have you done with it? I CAN NOT TAKE IT ANYMORE'' Like a petal to fire, snap, there goes the last wire. Down on his knees, his hands shake from the grief. ''I don't want to hold something so frightening!'' Loosened fingers, watch the last ashes of his humanity slip away. ''Were did I go wrong?'' He begins to softly cry. ''I was to scared and weak. Unable to hold, on to anything. I'm sorry!'' He screams at the sky wobbling to his feet, stepping back and slipping through a crack. Have You, Lost Your Mind? ______________________________________…... Read More »

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