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Dancing Elephants by Heinrich Kley

What nobody tells you as an artist is that every project starts at the beginning. Not just the blank page, the empty stage, but that you have to re-establish your credentials and your quality every time. You can coast on reputation a little, but it doesn’t last long if you don’t deliver.

What nobody tells you is that praise—a standing ovation, a good review, your teacher’s approval—makes you feel good for a day, but one line of internet criticism from a stranger reverberates in your skull forever.

Frankly, I don’t see what all the fuss is about.

(I tried to feel bad when that critic killed himself the next year, but I didn’t.)

What nobody tells your boyfriend is that writing 3000 words in a calm, soothing, supportive environment still leaves you too tired to call home at the end of the day. So does…

 

Sometimes, it is not humans that teach us the words of love.

Sometimes, it is not humans that teach us the way to live.

Sometimes, it is the little birds

That flutter beautifully in the air

Sometimes, it is their heartfelt gestures

That makes you wish to fall in love

Sometimes, it is the way they look

That makes you wish you were a bird!

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