Is Art Not a Part of Us

On the songs and stories woven into us — and the small, sacred work of meditating on what moves you.

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

Stay close to the words.

New verses, twice a month. No spam — just words built to linger.