Author's note: This is a poem about a character named Mind in my friend's story The Silence Is Sickening by Melanie Swirls. Please read the story first.

A gift it started, a curse it is,

A brain that is unique,

A mind that is powerful,

An intelligence to control,

The mind exploded,

I suffered greatly,

I realized the horror,

The man was lying,

He was an evil man,

He offered a deal,

I took it, it was amazing,

I wanted it, I got it,

The head hurt,

The mind churned,

I was upside down,

Not possible,

A pain of a thousand headaches,

I abused the power,

I destroyed the power,

Now, I use it for good,

Or as good as I can do,

Because even I,

Am not perfect,

I cannot always control,

Someday, I will kill again,

After that day,

I shall never live again.

I shall never breathe again,

I shall never see again,

I shall never be again.