Mind and Emotions

Emotions run wild. They do what they want because it "feels" good. They pull at you like a flute's haunting tune, charming a snake... making it dance. These Emotions play a song... and make us dance...swerve... in an almost hypnotized fashion. They lure us into the "what ifs" and the "what could be"s. They allow us the illusions of what we can make it out to be. They let us play with the ideas of all the possibilities... never minding the possible repercussions. These Emotions.. like drunken fools stumble and laugh. They sing merry songs.. they fall into each others' embrace. They go too far.. they don't care because feelings do what they want.. they do it because it feels good. It doesn't matter if it makes sense... because we have been told things don't always make sense and that is what makes it romantic. Oh Romance.. he's a tricky one too.. he paints elaborate pictures and scenes, ones to dance to, ones to fall in love to. We fall for this because its all too wonderful at the moment, its all too worth it for the moment.. its all too longed for all our lives. Shakespeare taught us love is hard and complicated and should hardly ever make sense.Van Morrison sang to us, and told us love is crazy. So we dance around like foolish, emotional drunks. All because we were told to follow our hearts, to fall into the scenes Romance has painted for us and to allow our Emotions to have their moment.
Then, the sun comes out and pierces through heavy eyelids...and these Emotions wake up to the Mind walking in.
The Mind comes in and sees the mess these Emotions have made. It sees the beautiful paintings Romance has created, in a moment passed, no longer the setting for the present. Romance leaves with paint brush in hand...Shakespeare runs off to write another play...and Morrison is drinking his last sip of whiskey..he's still longing to hear her heart beat... hating how much he needs her.
The Mind shuffles through the mess, picking up broken bottles and broken hearts.
" I was trying to warn you.." it whispers into Emotions ear...and helps pick up Emotions off the floor...
" I know.." mumbles Emotions, with a heavy heart. "but it felt so good at the time... "