I am sharing a beautiful poem by a talented poetess from the island of Samoa
Power to Pacific artists!

To A Young Artist in Contemplation
By Sia Figel

Y(our) anguish
is a flame
only the night
understands
a journey
with no beginning
no middle
no end

Y(our) pain
a child of the salt
in the sea
that surrounds you
a journey
with no beginning
no middle
no end

Listen to the stars
for like the night
they too know of
your lonliness
and to the waves
in the distance
for they alone
hear your cry
in silence
the moon will
touch the part of you
- no one else sees
the one that cries
in the day
between your smiles
your laugh

Birds will bring joy
from far away
you will hear it
on the tongues of leaves
- eternal joy of
the free spirit that you are
press it gently
to your heart
it is y(our) only possession
the one that will
carry you
carry you
carry you
throughout y(our) journey

and when no one else listens
and when no else
understands you
go back to the sea
and scream
(in silence)
and the mana of salt
will heal
over and over
as you begin y(our) journey
again
and again
and again...