What Values Define Your Creative Choices?

Question

THE VALUE OF THE MIND, SIMPLIFIED

by Me


How about the conceptualization of
intra psychic structures? For fun?
Balderdash, say you? Tennis, anyone?
Tennyson, anyone? Not keen on Lord Alfred?
Can't say I blame you. Being long dead
might just explain why he's under-read.

While starlets and scalawags share a bed
true genius seldom keeps the family fed.
Stephen Hawking taps his fingers to the beat
of Coleman Hawkins, while his quarks collide
with grand octaves - music and math glorified.

One bled this from his soul.
The other one just knows.

While there is no correlation between creativity
and financial gain, both provide their rewards.

The trick is in choosing
what the spirit can afford.

How much is one willing to give up to ensure
either smugness of mind or stock options galore?

How readily do we barter the soul?
And when we do who's left to know?

And at what point do saints
take on the role of sinners?

And when all is said and done
who dictates the real winners?

I've asked myself this many times and over the years have come up with different answers.

Ignore the poem as just another rant by a madman and please sincerely answer the question: Define, defend or deflect. But be honest.

Answer 1

First off I would like to say I loved the poem... very deep and well written. VERY thought provoking!
Secondly, to answer your question.. I live everyday so that I can look myself in the mirror. I do what feels RIGHT for me, even if it is a mistake, at least I know I did it with the best of intention and in doing so will have the least amount of regret!