The Rebel and Iconoclast (poem)

*Note: This poem is meant to be read slowly. Every phrase, every line, is important. Every phrase is significant. Therefore, this poem, it is meant to be read slowly…to get the full effect of each phrase.

The Rebel and Iconoclast

by Mark Fennell

June 24, 2015

I am a Rebel, a Renegade

      an Iconoclast

I break free from traditions

      and launch from the past

I tear down old structures

      while building new ones which last

I am on a Hero’s Journey

      the Brave Knight’s Tale

Traveling alone and uncertain

      looking for signs on the trail

Ever exploring and creating

      while seeking my Personal Grail

Where my life shall lead

      Only time and history will tell

Yet many Great Beings do value me

      Whispering their guidance

             and wishing me well

Their faith and confidence in me

      will never dispel

Having such constant knowledge

      of their belief in me

Reassured that these beings

      want me to succeed

My courage and moxie

      as I take each step forward

            shall never ever recede

The Renegade, the Revolutionary, the Iconoclast

      I am all of these (and more) indeed

I now walk the path of the Unorthodox Rebel

      as was always intended to be.

 

On the Creation and Sharing of Art

Art has two purposes:

The first purpose is to express yourself. You must express yourself fully, honestly, and openly – so that you can release what is inside of you, to divulge what must be let out.

The second purpose is to share your art with others – so that you can develop connections between souls, and to enrich the lives of others when possible.

Corollary Benefits of Creating Art:

There are also important corollary benefits of creating and sharing your art.

Creating art for yourself actually allows your soul to develop. Creating your art is a method for your soul to grow. Each time you create one item of art, something that truly expresses your thoughts and feelings, your soul actually grows. Your soul evolves and expands.

For this reason alone it is good to create your art – and be truly honest with it – whenever you have the desire.

Corollary Benefits of Sharing Art:

The benefit of sharing your art is of course that you connect with other people. You connect on a deeper level - soul to soul - reaching the depths in ways that is rarely possible in regular interactions.

One person at a time, one soul at a time…your art – through its honesty and authenticity – touches that person’s soul, and in so doing, will enrich that person’s life.

Your art may indeed enrich the souls of many others and help their souls expand and evolve - perhaps as much as the act of creating the art has enriched and evolved your own soul.

The Magic in the Creation and Sharing of Art:

This is the magic of art; these are the amazing processes of art. Creating art for yourself helps you develop and expand your own soul; and at the same time, sharing your art with others may help the souls of your fellow men and women of the world.

M.F.

May 27, 2015