A place to come to and write. A place to come to and create. What does the banker, the politician, the business owner, the doctor, the teacher, the lawyer, the plumber, the authoritarean leave behind? There is, of course, the legacy of their life's works, -whether it be a proud and profound one or an accomplishment of vile misdemeanor and mistakes. All peoples leave a certain 'mark' or legacy of their existence. This is without a doubt. But, it is the 'ARTIST' that leaves an unmovable 'impact' on mankind, womankind, society and the world in general. There is no greater hold on the act of human development than that of the interpretation of an artist's work! Poetry, sculpture, written essay, the painting, the sketch, the bounded pages of a novel extend more to the evolution of the human being throughout history, the present and the future before us than that of any other person's deeds and works delved into in the span of a lifetime. The artist gives up society and the favors of a 'normal' lifestyle in return for the journey towards a heart-held dream. Most people will not allow themselves to endure for very long all that a 'true' artist must commit himself or herself to. It means falling into a hole that only the 'milky way' or a butterflies wings can lift one out of. It means never releasing their grasp on the dream of creation without the resulting exposé of possible success. It means accepting all that is raw, naked and ugly about life and this abused earth. It means transforming that perpetual clog of waste and filth and showing it to others as a map to a better future and the glitter of a rainbow's end that waits for one and all. It means explaining to most the warmth of the flame and not the burning of the fire. It means to dance on the surface of the moon rather than simply staring at the fullness of it in the clear, star-bountiful sky. It means to face-off with God and let the angels either embrace you or hang you! It means being an 'ARTIST'.-RSC. Elijah, Missouri.
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