brilliantly cowardice
a flavorful juxtaposition
hellishly gagged and bound
in the confines of that tiny apartment

a stirring genius
against the will of the Heavens
wasting away

such a heavy pressure
you are nothing in this town
staggering that slim line
between glory and crazy

often on this side
less than often on that
well for the art of it all
they say

for the sake of  the art
or for sanity
or vulnerability
or  fear
always coming back to fear.