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Right Brain, Left Brain
What’s the point of living if you don’t have love?
Why do we fight when there’s no reward?
Is it kindness destroying our soul
Or is it stupidity devouring us whole?
Appreciate rather than acknowledge
Why say you love it when you really don’t care?
Why does my imagination only work on the darkest days?
Why does creativity only come with pain?
Traveling forwards in time
To see what we become
Traveling backwards in time
To see how far we’ve come
I’m a mess with OCD
I express my pain through creativity
You’re organized with hard feelings
You express your pain through words with meaning
Emotions running round like wild horses
Yet not so pretty, they’re way too mean
Tears bringing only more problems
Why are my words so messed up and mean?
I see the big picture, the why, what and how
You only see what we are right now
What’s the point of going on if you don’t have a goal?
The rearview? Forget it, I only see what’s ahead
Imagination running wild and yet I still can’t write a story
These words never landing long enough for me to see
You see words, I see pictures
Stuck in my mind and painted with bright colors
My words cut deep
Laced through with philosophy
Your words leave shallow bruises
Science and reality never getting through
What’s the point of knowledge without understanding?
You might know the meaning of life but you don’t know what it means
I feel on the inside
You only feel on the outside
You might know my name but do you know what I can do?
I’ll give you a name based on what you were made for
You’ll make a strategy
I’ll give you the possibilities
You like the reality
I like the fantasy
Only because I can’t face the real world
It hurts me to see everything that’s going wrong
Take the risk
Don’t stand on the edge
Take the leap
Don’t turn and run back
Think with your head, not that thing in your chest
Sorry, but my head hasn’t gotten me to this
Thinking with my heart has gotten me this far
Thinking with my brain got me stuck in my head
Right brain
Left brain
We’re not the same
We may be different but we’re still playing this game
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Being left-brained, I was inspired to make this poem about the struggle between the two sides, whether it be with actual people or a psychological battle.