Paint

throw the critic to the wind

and paint

paint like a mad woman

paint like a sprite

paint with passion

paint with fear

paint the towers

the darkest secrets

paint the plains

and the tundra

paint spirals and flowers

and saints

paint the dark and unknown

paint the sacred and sublime

paint for yourself

paint with love

paint like a baby

paint like a crone

but above all

touch the surface

with your heart