As an aspiring artist, I am trying to get the pencil to follow my mind
I imagine my pencil moving in effortless, fluid lines
Uniform and neat, the way artists draw
But my strokes are marked by a major flaw
That makes my artwork look unrefined
My artwork, like everything else I do, is defined
By a tendency to be rushed- patience is not my cup of tea
It reflects in most areas of my life, and I can see
Hastily drawn lines, brushstrokes screaming of carelessness
Attention to details lost in the process..
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As soon as I start a project, I get fixated on the finish line
I take up small projects to circumvent this habit of mine
Yet the feeling of being pressed for time does not go away
And throughout the project, in a rushed state I say..
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This is similar to how I feel during my workday, I realize
As soon as I begin, my mind is galvanized
In working fast so that all tasks I can complete
As soon as possible, before all my energy I deplete
It allows me to be efficient at work, but this obsession with efficiency
While creating art becomes a deficiency
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Let me get back to my art, reminding myself to be slow
Perhaps I would be able to enter a state of flow
And be able to create my best artwork to date
The possibility sounds attractive to contemplate…
Passion...unbridled 