note to self:

stay true to your art
this year. embrace this new month,
january, as

a slab of marble.
you are michelangelo.
use the tools of your

trade to remove its
icy facade: chisel, carve,
sculpt. be relentless

in your pursuit to
create. choose to flip the switch
on your hard hat and

enter the mine of
inspiration daily. dig
for jewels of words, gems

of metaphors, and
pearls of wisdom that others
overlook. it’s all

there waiting for you,
waiting to be found, unearthed,
and brought to daylight.

yours, in every sense of the word,
ali