The Thoughts in My Head Archith Seshadri The thoughts in my head Circle around my mind like a rocket, racing to each star in the universe With vigor and exuberance— reaching for eternity. A beautiful creation. A fire in a dark cave. A light at the end of the tunnel. When these thoughts roam my mind, I become free. Floating in an ever-changing reality of imagination. Yet why is freedom accompanied by suffocation? Trapped with the thoughts of destruction. Dejection. Death. So as my mind wanders, entering this bottomless abyss. At times I ponder whether I should restrict. Should I stop? Hinder my imagination? Put chains on my train of thought? Or let it journey on? 54