Twosome
by Marguerite Alvis Venable
The mind is such a tight, restricted place,
Bounding itself and crammed with self-conceit,
I'd like to seal it in its dustiness
And move into my heart's ethereal suite.
But small content lives with mobility
That flits from exultation to despair:
The mind must temper heart's sensorial rooms
To let the spirit breathe a mellow air.