Bamboozled

It’s likely
You’ve been bamboozled,
though it’s likely
the con artists
were well-intentioned.

They imagined You
to be a
blank canvas,

yearning to be
painted upon,

the galleries of
Your mind
and heart
hung with canvases
brushed with
the strokes of
others skilled for
such purposes.

If they,
and later,
You,
chose wisely,
perhaps the
inner galleries
are filled
with masterpieces,

especially if You
dedicated the fruits of
Your own work
to the hiring of
Masters.

But now You’ve
grown weary of
searching for Masters,
perhaps Your pockets
are empty.

What if You
dreamed
that You awakened,

and Your hands
were alive with
a Master’s touch,

that was there
all along,
waiting for You to
feel it?

Now You can paint
Your Masterpiece,

even if You’ve only
a handful of days
left to do it.

Wake up!
You’ve always been
the Master
You were
looking for.

(Photo by Filippo Andolfatto; UnSplash)