Jayanad's "thoughts" is about a mind that won't switch off. The speaker says thinking has become hard, yet stopping seems impossible. Their thoughts jump "from one thing / To the next / To the next," and the repetition mimics that restless, looping motion.
The poem shows how anxiety or distress can live in the body. Thinking brings trouble breathing, a knot in the stomach, a tight heart and a pain in the head. The speaker even says it shows through their art, which suggests the feelings leak out whether they want them to or not. Sleep and food, the usual escapes, both fail: thoughts invade dreams and spoil the taste of meals.
The mood is exhausted and raw. The plain, unpolished language makes it feel honest, like someone speaking quietly rather than performing. The ending, "What can you do / What can anyone do," offers no solution. It sounds like a question asked out of real helplessness, and the poem leaves it unanswered.