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Is Art Not a Part of Us? A Poem on Art and Identity
A reflective poem on art and identity — the stories, songs, and films that don't decorate life but become part of the fiber of who we are.
The art that sticks to you isn’t decoration. It becomes part of the fiber. This is for that.
Some stories change lives
A poem can make you cry
Films have inspired
And a portrait can feel alive
Is art, then, not a part of us?
Intertwined with feelings
And our desires, our thoughts
Caught in the fiber of our being
Believing and being inspired
By those who dared to create
To meditate upon what captures us
And share what’s deep within our souls
Whatever moves you is also instructing you. Pay attention to the stuff that lands. It’s pointing somewhere.
— JTC