Thoughts Like Fire

By Dominic Jones

Cast the ropes off and disembark

Catchy phrase like the song of the meadowlark

Let your wheels spin freely if only just a bit

Sometimes I just don’t give a shit

That’s the beauty of free will

When I take only the doctor prescribed pill

But that capsule doesn’t make everything go away

It just keeps my emotions at bay

No matter the dose I still fight it

Put the pen to paper and write it

Thoughts like fire spread over the print

Fluffy feline companion, fur like lint

Why must I always use the same rhyme scheme

And praise my mediocre self esteem

Maybe because this is how I vent

Kick the door but it don’t make a dent

Still just figuring out what’s going on

Put my headphones in and mow the lawn

Call it good at the end of the day

Thoughts like fire spread

From the ocean to the bay