Stopping the thoughts




Stopping the thoughts

Have you ever stopped the mind?

Have you felt that blessed peace?

That oh so wondrous harmony

The sweetness of release

From all those things that bother you

The cause of all the din

Have you ever stopped the mind?

And looked so deep within.

The mind must always run the show

As round, and round it goes

Making such a great big deal

So noisy, as it grows

All filled with wants, and ifs, and buts

It speeds out of control

And at its worst could cause psychoses

And rob you of your soul.

But when you've stopped those blessed thoughts

For just a tiny while

That harmony will pour on in

Your heart will surely smile.

Try it for a while my friends

I bet your life will change

For this be when the light seeps in

And you're life you'll rearrange.

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Submitted on July 17, 2015

Modified on March 05, 2023

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