I want to tell you how incredibly

imaginative, creative, talented

I think you are with your poetry,

writing, music, art...

but I hesitate to expose our

eggshell-covered egos, 

fuel rejection, 

ignite impostor syndrome...

all live wires 

that threaten to electrocute

our fragile muse 

into submission 

of a numbed,

comfort-zone life. 

So, instead of shouting

PUBLISH YOUR STORIES

from virtual rooftops, 

I send silent prayers 

that your creative energy 

finds its way 

through the cosmos

to spark smoldering embers 

within.