Don’t
Don’t step on a bud
you will kill the bloom.
The unfolding of anything, or anyone
takes a lifetime of experiences.
To crush a flowering dream
is to squash the spirit.
Do you know someone
who is writing their first story?
Do you know someone
who is reading their first poem?
Can you imagine dipping your paintbrush
into silky acrylic for the first time?
Gliding the unknown across a white
canvas of pure potentiality.
Can you imagine creativity simmering
in the soul of everyone you meet?
Your attentive presence can cause the bubbling up
of the next great artist, poet, author, sculptor.
You matter!
Can you feel that?
Don’t step on what’s blooming
step up and step into creation at work.
Anya Sophia Mann