talent

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

- Arthur Schopenhauer

and i guess i can’t really add much to a good point. in fact, sometimes writers run the risk of making a point less by trying to unpack it. for me, the crux of it all lies in the fact that talent means little. talent creates potential. talent does not convert it.

i guess that’s where we come in. either through genius (as this arthur fellow seems to think), or simply through persistence or hard work.

sleep

entertainment asks for more of me.
there is more to watch.
more to click.
my eyes can stay open therefore they do.
lashes meet but diverge again.


creativity is paused.

stillness now deafens me.
peaceful noise.
and i’m left hoping for more
of a good thing
while kissing the bad.