The Artist

White heat burning
the very essence of his being,
with a searing touch
of an intensity of consciousness,
in the middle of a gray, lethargic world,
he perceives the vividness
of color, truth and beauty,
and though often the pain is intense,
so is the pleasure and the joy,
and in a murky sea of drabness,
he feels at the pinnacle of existence,
fully alive, grasping, feeling,
consuming and being consumed....

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2005 Alfred Charasz