Monday, June 18, 2007

How Frustrating...

...To be an Artist.
Being so excited about your Creation that you feel like you could literally BURST.
Feeling like every waking moment, should be spent developing, perfecting;
Every sleeping moment should be dedicated to dreaming,
About your Idea.
Believing you are wasting time at your 40 hour a week day job
When you could be spending more time in this bliss of Creativity.
And you happily would
No matter how much or how little it paid,
Because artists are not confined to the parameters of this world…
Except when it’s time to
Pay the RENT.
How Frustrating.

Tjidzani

3 comments:

maestroAmado said...

You don't know how much you have eloquently conveyed my sentiments about life lately. This was beautiful and so true. I just think that as artisits, activists, and revolutionaries, this is just the fire that we have to walk through. In the end, we might end up a little burnt from it, but we also come out of it much stronger and more equipped for our battles.

tjidzani said...

Yes! That's what I am talking about Maestro! Strive on!

Tu said...

It’s hard out there for an artist…..* I come across them at work all the time….

Working for pennies a day, and if you ask them if they would have it another way, they wouldn’t…


*Think “Hustle & flow”