art will give you pleasure & pain
the kind that forces the voices in your head to cry out at an intensity so strange –
you might even surprise yourself
the things the mind is capable of if you just let it
listen. art is more love, less ego
chances are that you may go mad
often
before you realise that on this path, you have to stick to the rivers & the lakes that you’re used to
you will run & you will hide
sometimes you will have the largest personality in the room
you will also dance with pride
& beat your chest saying “do am if e easy”
but there’s more
art will give you space to think
sometimes too much
about the little luxuries of being human, with flaws
reminding you that those flaws are a thing of beauty
casting away perfection
embracing love, expressing love
taking it easy with others, forgiving yourself
waking up hours after dawn
eating a big breakfast
touching grass
delighting in your lovers repetitive jokes, & joy in the mundane
art will give you meaning
