Emancipation from Cerebral Confinement



In cerebrum's prison, do not let yourself entwine,
In thoughts that cycle round, in endless bind.
For life's more radiant when viewed outside,
Than trapped within the confines of your mind.

The cyclical incarceration, abstain,
For existence, in its splendor, waits
Without the walls of cranial edifice,
A beauty that the mind alone negates.

So let not cerebrum's prison be your fate,
But break the chains that bind you to its hold,
And find the radiance that lies beyond,
The beauty that the mind cannot behold.

For in the world, beyond the mind's dark cell,
Lies brilliance that the mind cannot repel.

About this poem

This sonnet masterfully employs the use of elegant and sophisticated language to convey a powerful message of liberation from the mental prison of negative thoughts and self-imposed limitations. The imagery of the "cyclical incarceration" of the mind and the "confines of the cranial edifice" effectively convey the idea of being trapped within one's own thoughts. The exhortation to "abstain" and "break the chains" that bind us to this mental prison is a powerful call to action, urging the reader to seek out the "radiance" and "splendor" that lies beyond the limitations of the mind. The final couplet serves as a poignant reminder that true brilliance and beauty exists in the world outside of our own thoughts, waiting to be discovered and embraced. 

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Written on January 14, 2023

Submitted by Mawphniang.Napoleon on January 14, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC DD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 605
Words 117
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2

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