The Plan - Sophie Hannah
Take any mind. Open its doors.
Remove all news, all views on wars, The ratio of slights to cheers. Evict the hearsay, then the fact, Smugness for all you have achieved. All shopping lists, tasks underway, Take your own mind. Knock down the walls. Then, with the view completely clear,
The thought of censure or applause,
Peel back the clutter of the years,
Paranoid doubts, ungrounded fears.
The wondering how you should react,
The dream of what your life has lacked,
Banish whatever you've believed -
All doctrines, proved or preconceived,
The papers piled in your in-tray,
Tomorrow, ditto yesterday.
Let wind gust freely through its halls.
Empty the grand tier, circle, stalls.
Real life as far as it is near,
Sit back and have your best idea.
