Vincent

November 6, 2021 Cognitive Insights No Comments

Details

It’s not easy.

You might look at the stars and see them

and see they are alive.

You might look at people and flowers

and see them.

You might look at pain

and see it.

You might feel like a rabbit in an empty hall.

You might create something

when you’re inspired

and feel like it’s a part of you.

Then, what can you do?

It’s not easy to be an artist.

You might find your soul and lose it.

You might look at crazy people

who are looking at a crazy artist.

That’s a lonely place to be.

You might want to say something

nobody hears

because they have no ears

so you give them yours, goodness.

Maybe you see what nobody sees.

Maybe you feel what nobody feels.

Maybe you are alive still

only in appearance

always at the brink of something.

You may want to show

what nobody wants to be shown

yet.

And yet you know it’s important

incredibly important.

And yet you want to tell us

until you tell no more

how the sun shines on corn

and the moon on an insect

in every detail.

Leave a Reply

Related Posts

Your Symptom, Your Teacher

Who appears when you are ready — and dissolves when you are ready to be your own teacher. A symptom is there for a reason — a message, a signal, a lesson waiting to be learned. The question is, are you going to listen, or will you fight against it? Too often, symptoms are treated Read the full article…

Nagarjuna’s Twist

Nagarjuna was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher and the founder of the Madhyamaka school of Mahayana Buddhism. Renowned for his profound teachings on emptiness (śūnyatā) and interdependence (pratītyasamutpāda), he deeply influenced Buddhist thought and practice. Nāgārjuna’s teachings offer several profound lessons that can deepen our understanding of human complexity, especially when applied to AURELIS principles Read the full article…

Anxiety

People who apparently feel little anxiety, quite often turn out to harbor a lot, arguably more so in Western cultures. The latter may seem so because it strikes me more. [See in AurelisOnLine: Anxiety] Anxiety, not fear Fear is conceptual. The object of fear is mostly well delineated. One can say: It is mechanical, directly Read the full article…

Translate »