And if I don't paint

         And if I don't write

         If a gardener works my soil

         Am I still?

         Will I be?

 

         Is it enough to create

         Moments

         Breathe

         In and out

         Stare here and about.

        

         How deep to the core

         Can I undress

         And not disappear.

 

        Wearing a costume and mask

         I say- It is I.

         In disguise

         All but in the eyes...

         Where a soul cries

         Out to bask

         In a clear sunny day,

         Naked, unafraid

         To say I just am.