I Have Written

I have written because I can
I have held the pen in my hand
This work you now read is my creation
Greater than I, though, is its inspiration.

It has been poured out as it can be
Poured out as only out of me.
For it can flow out not the same from another
It would not be this, but some other.

But through me it has chosen to come
From the realm beyond into this one.
In my heart I perceived the message
And in my pen it has found passage.

This is the nature of artistry –
Conception following perception.
This is the secret of creativity –
Expression following inspiration.

Toye 'lanrewaju