When I listened to my heart

When I used my mind; I sagaciously manipulated the
various nuances of clambering up the treacherous
mountain; as the chances of survival were bizarrely
slim,
While when I listened to my heart; not only did it
clamber up the jagged periphery with exhilarated zeal;
but emerged triumphant on the astronomical summit;
with the Sun streaming across my eyes in its dazzling
shine….

When I used my mind; I contemplated several times of
venturing out in the gruesome darkness; the deathly
chill that awaited to incarcerate me; as I alighted my
foot on the deserted streets,
While when I listened to my heart; not only did I
trespass through the entire planet bare foot; but
thoroughly enjoyed the exotic rhapsody of the
enchantingly pearly moonlight….

When I used my mind; I ruminated till eternity before
plunging into the undulating ocean; equating the
chances I had to survive; amidst a battalion of
hostile sharks and whales,
While when I listened to my heart; not only did I swim
ebulliently against the voluptuously mesmerizing
waves; but profusely admired the beauty of God’s
fathomless creation of froth….

When I used my mind; I trembled in inexplicable fear
of wading through the dense jungles; the
overwhelmingly torturous death that would come
inevitably; as the Lion pulverized me to infinitesimal
pieces,
While when I listened to my heart; not only did I
bounce exuberantly with the Kangaroos; but inhaled in
my lungs the freshest air ever; that could be found on
the trajectory of this Universe….

When I used my mind; I vehemently shrugged off the
prospect of standing in the rain; perceiving the
cloudbursts of satanic lightening creeping
diabolically to assassinate traces of my vital life,
While when I listened to my heart; not only did I
bathe in the seductively tantalizing droplets; but
slipped into a land of fabulously gorgeous fantasy for
decades unfathomable….

When I used my mind; I felt a wave of repulsion
engulfing myself; as I knew my ugly facial contours
would shatter any glass when sighted into,
While when I listened to my heart; not only did I
stare relentlessly into the mirror; but bowed down to
the Creator in meek submission; for the
incomprehensibly beautiful looks he had bestowed me
with….

When I used my mind; I deliberately closed my nose
with repugnant abhorrence; spurious ruminating upon
the myriad of venomous smells that would strangulate
me to realms of perennial death,
While when I listened to my heart; not only did I
breathe with a fervor more than any entity
trespassing; but insurmountably relished the
unfathomably wonderful scents that loitered in free
space….

When I used my mind; I sat crouched in one obsolete
dilapidated corner; cognizing the barricades that I
was likely to encounter at each stage of life; the
blanket of thorns that I would have to trespass upon
to escalate to the corridors of success,
While when I listened to my heart; not only did I
stretch my persona to more than its complete height;
but metamorphosed each of my dreams into a
trend-setting reality…..

When I used my mind; I always shirked from proclaiming
my love to the girl I loved; feeling myself buried
boundless feet beneath my corpse; as the society would
brutally squelch me for violating their irrefutable
choice,
While when I listened to my heart; not only did I
achieve the love of my life; but bonded for times
immortal in the swirl of majestically soaring passion;
in the swirl of timelessly enchanting romance….

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