it’s not enough that
a poem is written or a
song is
recorded
or a story is told.
what I have learned is that
what is ultimately important is the method that it comes out or
the journey that was taken
to create
it.

now listen here,
as I have written
poetry
music
stories
life.
this life
it will break you
and your desire to do all of this
will destroy you.
you see,
I do all of this
because there is a fire inside of me
a voice
that breaks through
the mundane
listless life.
I am crazy and
angry
and to the point.

and it is not enough that you can just write it.
it must break you as you hit the keys.
you must debate whether to share the truth
or let it slowly die in you.
you must drink and hold your gut
as the words develop
and your creation
unfolds.

listen,
you can create and scheme and
sell it all to the masses,
but what is truly done here
is what happens as you travel through the hell
in you.
this art, you may think that you can tame it or
send it out for the
perusal of others.
but I leave this poem here for you
against the odds of your suffering self
to put it out there
your life
as you have lived it
as only
you can
tell
it.