ARTISTS AND THE REST OF US
Creative artists sense
what others fail to observe.
They apprehend surprises
in what normal eyes dismiss
as nothing special.
Not blinded by the banality
of conventionality,
artists have the curiosity
and imagination
to experience life
with the fresh eyes
of a young child.
Psychoanalysts label
it: Regression in the
service of the ego.
Ordinary folks wonder
If artistic talent requires
a degree of madness,
and or the courage
to defy all customs.
When in a quest for
beauty and truth,
and you’re not afraid
to test your true potential—
you ‘ll be the first to find out
if the light gets in.