Let The Magic Out

Inside us all a passion lies
A place within where magic hides
Some call it gift; others, soul
That if neglected grows small and cold.

But given soil, a rich thick loam
And watered well with nature's own
Shaped and preened to break the mould
Can shine as bright as Aztec gold.

So let it out and give it love
Show it to the light above
And tend to it every day
Or watch it whither and fade away.

Feed it books and poems, short and long
Paintings, films, plays and song
Architecture, print, installation
Great and small, successful and wrong.

It does not matter
What's important is you try
If you fail today, swallow your pride
Tomorrow might bring the answer why.