Left-brained?

For years the story I told myself and everyone else was the same

I was left-brained, did not have a creative side, I would blame

My lack of creative effort on the way I was wired

To craft an intellectually challenging career was the main thing I desired

Any creative endeavor that I dabbled in was supposed to be

An inconsequential pastime, a low-key hobby

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I am grateful to have a career that challenges me in the way I had visualized

But as I grow older, I have come to realize

That I need to activate my dormant “right” brain

I cannot live my life in a purely analytical domain

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So I’ve been trying to engage my creative side

By writing and painting- other artistic outlets too I have tried

The challenges feel greater than those at work, I confess

I am still outside my comfort zone in trying to express

Myself in a creative manner, I have a long way to go

Before confidence in my artistic expression I can show

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Like everything else in life, our brains do not function in a binary way

I can indulge in both the left and right sides of my brain any day