I implore you to say

you are an artist, she said.

Cave your name on the surface of reality

Find your armor

Sharpen It,

Wear it fast against yourself

Protect it with such might

As seasons bring in new silhouettes of you

Some as harsh as a brutal winter

Some as joyous as the dawning of spring

Mistakes are bound to be made, but

forget not your greatest masterpiece,

Your heart.