Your kingdom
Your palace
Your mind
All the same
You seek refuge
In your brain
You ponder
Imagining
A warm hearth
Inside the rich palace
Your mind palace
You return
Whenever possible
You furnish
Constantly bringing in news
Or books
Maybe a chair
Another artifact
Priceless
Outside
You may be confused
You may fight for purchase
For life
For fear
But you know
As soon as you sit
By the hearth
Within your mind
Curled into a chair
With a book in hand
You are free
Of all
From outside
You know
You are secure
Within the kingdom
Of your mind
Electric
Your nerves shock you
As neurons fire
A chemical shoots through
Your veins
You sigh
Content
You were craving some
Well deserved happiness
A familiar feeling
A familiar chemical
Courses through your mind
And veins alike
Dopamine?
A little hint of serotonin?
You can almost taste
The happiness
Wrought by your kingdom
Maybe you’ll bring in another book
Or a song
Outside
You may be sad
Or angry
You may be in pain
Over something lost
Or something gained
Unwelcome
You sigh
As soon as it had started
The pool of happiness
Dried
The mirage
The oasis
Gone
Within the desert
Of misery
You fight an urge
To return
To your kingdom
Where you
And only you
Rule
You imagine a monster
Of unspeakable horrors
Trying to enter your kingdom
Of course
Only you could fight it
You take a knife
From your mind
And turn the creature to dust
You are a hero
A superpower
Fueled
Entity
Someone to be respected
And revered
You awaken with a start
And apologize to those
Around you
As you
Had dozed off
The empowerment fantasy
Was trapped in your kingdom
Your mind palace
So of course
You return to it often
Because the sanctity
Offered by your palace
Your ruling
Your kingdom
Is so
So
Titillating
You know how powerful
You are in your head
So outside
You are almost pitiful
You curl up by your hearth
In your head
With another book
You are happy
Inside
Your palace
Inside
Your kingdom
Colors
Vibrant
Outside
You may not be happy
But
As you smell the roses
And see the area
Around you
Beautiful
The people around you
Interesting
You notice
As if from new eyes
That the world
Is almost
Almost
(not quite)
As good as your kingdom
Huh
You notice that staying out
Of your mind palace
Can sometimes be
Liberating
Not having to be king
And allowing yourself to relax
Outside of your mind
May
Not even be so bad
But of course
Whenever you need it
To feel happy
Powerful
Like a king
Under control
Of everything
As far as the eye-
No
As far as the mind could see
You remember
That your mind palace
Your kingdom
Is exactly as you left it
You are a hero
You are a king
And you are content