We see the smile, the skin, the hair
We hear the laugh and notice the gait
We take in the sense of style, the choice of apparel
We learn the outward and register the seen
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But there is a universe within
Behind our eyes
There is a mind within
There is a stretching expanse, a deep
A plain of memory and hills of imagination
There is a mind within
So intricately complex and endlessly unique
The mind within
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Oh but the care we take on the outward
The exercising, dieting, relaxing and beautifying
How often do we neglect the mind within
That great river carrying the depths of who we are
The mind within
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So here is just a little nudge
A literary elbow and flick on the wrist
To not neglect the mind within
To water and nourish, to uproot and detangle
To care for
Oh please remember to care for
The mind within.