Transforming failure

I am an artist
So I understand the echo of failure
No story, poem, painting
No conversation ever as good as it can be

I have grown enough to give myself
Room to fail
Space to succeed
Grace to laugh
Over and over

At myself
My work
The world
At you

And you are funny you know
All of you
The nameless faceless yous
The yous who are afraid to ask

So you make up stories
About me
About you
About God
About life

And then you think you know