You don’t have to be tortured to be an artist;
You just have to feel.
You just have to align with the natural world
And have a heart that’s open.
You just have to purify your soul,
To tear it open, day after day, bleeding over your page.
But when you have a soul
In a world set out to destroy them
You will find that the soul cracks…
…And creaks…
…And bends…
…And breaks -
Until shattered.
Then you will realize
Having a soul is torture enough.
