Silence my mind, do not defeat me
with thoughts of things unsaid,
silence and obey me now, I will you
not to think,
It's impossible! I have practiced
meditation for years and yet,
I never had the patience nor
enough practice, to silence the
wandering mentions within my mind,
a measurement of my mind would
not yield the depths required for
such still and quiet explorations,
I pull my hair in frustration, and
press my face to the icy ground,
silence is such a temptress,
silence of mind and body,
I cannot see young Algernon again,
with her still presence and ice for
eyes, her complete transparency,
not until I can utterly silence
my mind, or else I've learned,
she will read me just like
an open book.
