Self-Contained
I don’t want to be a writer—
I am writing.
I don’t want to be a poet—
I am poetry.
I don’t need to make music—
I am harmony.
I don’t need an audience
To be entertained, and
I don’t need opinions
To create.
I don’t need my love
To be reciprocated
To feel it’s warmth
Rest upon my soul—
I am self-contained