Concept

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. ~ Edwin Land

Within a swirl of images

 

Stirring mind’s gray matter

 

Creativity engaged

 

 

 

This peeling away of cobwebs

 

Can it be called art

 

Or is it a cerebral cocktail

 

 

 

Originality a murky question

 

Society determines what is art

 

But what is this need to create

 

 

Author's Note

“Feel the fear and do it anyway!”
~ Susan Jeffers

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

In third line of second stanza, should there be an "it" after "is"?

Okay, Society determines what is art...perhaps...but I do think art is within us...
and I am not so sure that society gets to deem what is or isn't.
I think graffiti on the subway is a form of art. I think poetry can be as short as one word or as long as 20 pages.
Creativity comes in so many forms of expression....and that expression is art.
This poem is a representation of that art.
j.

[MCS]

Thank you Jacob, for the edit :)
And I share your view on street art.
Check this out https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g155019-d8524783-Reviews-Graffiti_Alley-Toronto_Ontario.html when you have some time

[barleygirl]

I love the message you're getting across with your excellent quotes . . . fear is such a creativity crimp! Your poem brings to mind how it can be better to focus on the simple satisfaction of creating, rather than judging one's creations as being good or bad . . . or worrying whether it'll be accepted by others or not. I'm lucky not to have that anti-noise in my head (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[MCS]

Thank you Margie, you're a kind soul