A Muse’s Legacy – Monochromes in a Colourful Mind

The artist, forever chasing their muse

Through the valleys of creativity

And the peaks of self-doubt

Haunted by the fear of imitation

Of the ones who who inspired them

Obsessing over their heroes

And the legacy they left behind

But fear grips their heart

As they struggle not to mimic

For fear of the dreaded comparison

The artist, a tortured soul

Lost in the labyrinth of their mind

Fighting the demons of self-doubt

As they try to find their own voice

But the whispers of imposter syndrome

Are always lurking in the shadows

Ready to strike at the slightest hint

Of a well-wishing spectator’s praise

And so the artist continues

In this perpetual pursuit of authenticity

Traversing the treacherous terrain

Of their own creativity and doubt

Hoping one day to find

Their own unique expression

And be free from the shackles, self-imposed, 

Of their heroes and the fear of comparison.