How to be an artist

Being an artist is not so simple
Nor is it a gift to those who are faithful.
It is the easiest thing in the world to do
But also the hardest by far to have a breakthrough.

It starts with a thing that some call will.
"Where there is a will, there is a way"
You'll hear them say.
Follow it down a path, don't let it go astray.

Passion is next, but not to be confused.
A mixture of love and anger, that only you can transfuse.
Kept tight in a bottle till the time is right
Then let it explode! Giving new insight.

If by now you've decided, then you'll need some tools.
Canvas, paper, film, get whatever you can use.
Media on which you can express your thoughts and desires
For without them, you are just another with grand ideas.

If you've come this far, then go all the way.
But you must have a heart,
That is the key and mainstay.

Being an artist means you create
With nothing but creativity
And see the world through all its objectivity.

Our brushes and pens and whatever,
All fueled by the ink of our souls.
An ink that never runs out
Till the story of our hearts is told.


Kirsten Z. Jacob