Paying my (artist) dues

It is hard to imagine

That the price is so high

Many will not even try to

Take their chance

Regrets of forsaken lovers

That never knew their time

Loss attempts to kill

Dreams did not arrive

Do I dare?

Pay the price

Bleed until dry

There is no other life

The pain provides

Another chapter is written

Discoveries are made

As flowers blossom

-Camille Delaquise