An infant births, attempts to feed
A toddler watches, attempts to reach
A child comprehends, attempts to imitate
All attempt, fall then attempt again
Their minds alert
Their minds ready to try and learn
To fail and learn
The guardian stands tall, smiles and urges on
Attempts build confidence, ambitions gain strength
The world is an
oyster,
It is then explored; it is experienced
Years pass on
Novelty wears off
The child grows into a person
The person is now the one
With doubts, flaws and no-shows
As the one attempts
to thread a needle to embroider a fine silk,
To navigate a new car out on the road
To put pen on paper
A shadow peeps from the sleeve,
Its grisly red eyes condemning, admonishing the very effort
Struggle to dust it away for it crawls into the mind
Eats into ideas and shatters self-confidence
Criticism, you evil oppressor!
You spew venom before an idea can rise and flourish
The seed of doubt though dormant is now watered
In the creases of the mind wherein lies a grain of hope and
of self-doubt
Criticism, crushes the hope, breeds the self-doubt
You let criticism in, you kill your skill
Kill the creations the future yet to behold
Stay strong, Let it sing
But don’t you let it get you
Flood it with your ideas, blinden it with your vision
Don’t you let it in
Let it parch on the confines of your mind,
Shine your ideas on the darkness, let it fade
Shine away
Think more
Create more
In the creases of the mind wherein lies a grain of hope and
of self-doubt
You let one grow, you let one die