art is my religion
music and words my tools
for some it’s all a science
and they must think i’m a fool
the funny thing is, I’m a man of science and reason
when it comes to life and nature
and I despise religion
condemn this need for a god
this need to explain things
this fear of the unexplained
this need for certainty
all which make life hollow
so the ignorant will remain
in unending sorrow
walking blind among the blind
killing each other
wasting time
science is a way to understand the universe
explaining what it can
leaving the rest for tomorrow
science is being able to say
“I don’t know or I might be wrong”
nature is the only “god” I will ever need
may science be my spiritual text
love my creed
for my spirit is truth
my spirit my blood
oh how I bleed
but just enough
not when it comes to art
that mysterious language of the heart
the sound
the taste
the vision
the promise
the betrayal
the torture
the bliss
the violence
the passion
the softness
the cruelty
the beauty
of love
that is my art
something that science shall never explain
something that is best left untouched
and let bloom
like the wild flowers of springtime
like the embers of my fading gloom
in art I choose to remain ignorant
walk blind
for I know that
my art will die
if I were to open my eyes
and fully embrace my freedom
my happiness
my truth
always there waiting for me
no longer I know
if my dream is to let go
or to hold on
Feb 17, 2010
MN