Thought Control

by M. V. J. Simon

Thoughts flit in
Ripples in a river
Ever flowing

Changing shapes,
Forms at will
Slithering away

Beyond grasp
Yet within reach
Teasing, tantalizing

Bubbling at times
Raging when it pleases
Lashing out

I stone-wall it
Check the flow
But it rises above

And flows over
Defiant and rebellious
Gurgling with laughter