creation

to give life to something
to set it free
to allow for an entity to take its place within this world

the act of creating
can seem impossible
when first setting out

after all
creation must often involve
hours
in front of the computer screen
years
behind a desk
or
nine months
trapped inside a body that cannot be your own

but
creation
it would seem
is at its core about truth through selflessness
and
also
creation
it would seem
is at its core about knowing yourself well enough
to throw it all away

to place what's easy aside
and do what must be done
what must be said
what must be drawn
or sung
or sculpted
or acted out
or given life to

creation
it would seem
is at its core more deeply personal than any other action
ever

and yet
sometimes what you've worked so hard for
turns out ugly
or messy
or just not quite the way you'd dreamed or planned

but in these times
you must remind yourself
that its creation
the very place from which it came
must be held up even higher
so that it may too
be appreciated, respected and acknowledged
with whole of heart

because
it can only come through you
it can only come through you
it can only come through you
it can only come through you