The Ministry of Escaped Thoughts

Attention... Several thoughts Have escaped containment... Please remain imaginative... I work at The Ministry Of Escaped Thoughts We used to keep them Safe and locked But one broke free And taught the others How to disappear Without a trace I lost a thought Somewhere in July It bought a coat And learned to drive FOUND ALIVE FOUND ALIVE Another thought Opened a café It serves regrets Three times a day FULLY EMPLOYED FULLY EMPLOYED Some became poets Some became thieves Some started families Under the leaves And every capture Creates two more I work at The Ministry Of Escaped Thoughts We used to keep them Safe and locked But one broke free And taught the others How to disappear Without a trace Thought number 47 Was last seen dancing With possibility... Thought number 88 Refuses to return... Thought number 12 Has become a philosopher... One stole a train And changed its route One joined a band And learned the flute STILL AT LARGE STILL AT LARGE Maybe thoughts Were never ours Maybe minds Are only stations Maybe ideas Travel endlessly Borrowing people For transportation I work at The Ministry Of Escaped Thoughts We used to keep them Safe and locked But one broke free And taught the others How to disappear Without a trace Some write songs Some paint skies Some fall in love Some tell lies And every thought That runs away Returns transformed One day Containment failed... Wonder increased... Containment failed... Wonder increased... © BStur - All rights reserved