Create

I want to create

I have an intense need to nurture the creator in me.

To make something new from nothing

to contribute to my quota to the human experience

I have so much that I want to do

So much that I want to learn and to discover

but they all seem almost impossible to accomplish

I yearn to create, but my doubts take over my thoughts and quench every little seed of creation 

I think, no I cant do that, I am too old

or there is not enough time in the day

or I cant achieve that, who I am

But my thoughts also remind me of all those that came before me

people who let their fears and doubts control their destiny

the dreamers who became the realist

the artist who settled for good enough

those who allowed the demands of day to day living put out the fire within

I don't want to be another dead dream

I know I will die, but my thoughts should live on

my contribution to the collective human experience should live on

so I plan to try, try and try

I plan to spend my time in the pursuit of knowledge

in the quest for something more significant than me

I will create

I will contribute

I will live on through my thoughts, my words, and my contributions