The Artist

I'm not sure how others

deal with their stress,

but I find my solace

in strings of creativity.

I’ve grown from child to adult,

now in midlife—

and yet, art remains my north star.

Though I’ve pursued,

decades of high-level academics

in science and technology,

and navigating tiring childcare,

I always carve out time

for crafts and creation.

For I know,

the benefits are immense:

I feel confidence,

dopamine floods, and

depression retreats.

Each shelf, each wall

of my humble home,

declares silently,

here lives an artist,

who sees beauty in everything,

finds inspiration everywhere,

and loves to create,

as if it's the pass

to heaven's gate.

Art sure is,

her protective amulet.