CREATE

Mar 28, 2025

you know, guys,
we can die at any time.

if we just sit, we lose things
all around us.

it's not just that "shit happens,"
it's that every single thing will turn to shit and so will you

unless you CREATE something.
unless you CREATE.

if you're sewing a button back on,
you're creating.

if you're boiling pasta,
you're creating.

and little things may be enough for little beings.

but if you have big ideas,
you're not a little being.

ever feel like part of you is wasting away?
ever feel there's some legacy you can leave this place,
if only for your children?

you don't have to paint --
unless it's your thing! then you must,
'cause it won't go away.

lots of people can just make a great life.
a meaningful or beautiful life.
they can inspire or help people

they can heal or nurture or teach by example,
they can brighten days.
they can keep the place clean.

what should YOU create?
there's only one answer:

create what you really WANT to create.
if it's huge, better get busy!

the blood, sweat, and tears will all add up
to a magnificent life

and you'll never feel like things are falling apart
around you

you won't be bothered by little problems
or ailments

for YOU are the source of life.
if you create it, you'll have it.

if you don't,
you won't.

Carole Eddington Poetics