anytime i sit down to write something
to express the drowning thoughts inside my head
to build off the last mundane idea i had for a jaw-dropping novel

i quake and tremble in fear of rejection

i can't create without challenging my entire personality
which is to say i am art
but am i art or am i creating myself
and is creating art in it of itself, a masterpiece for a lifetime?

it's ironic we all challenge our ability
to create once we realize we're worth something
how can we recreate the ability to not judge ourselves for the creations we make that are worthy?