wrestling with myself

The artistry inside cries out from within me
I reply, with regret, "I have not the means to set you free.
I am no poet, nor dancer, nor musical genius
nor painter or singer or writer of lore."
But, it replies, you are an artist, you have the ability to
capture the world in your heart and set your love in motion.
Gather the words before you and paint them in rhythm,
let the movements of joy course through your body,
gather the notes of color and release them through your fingers.
You were born with the desire to encompass your heart and
set it free so the world can share your love for life.
You were born with the capacity to find the means.
Go, set forth, express and be free.