Something To Do

It's something to do
between being born and dying
because I was tired
of just surviving.

It's something to strive for
that requires faith and belief.
It gives me direction,
a feeling of peace.

I like to imagine
that the world will remain here
after I die;
after I'm forgotten.

But I know that it won't.
I don't grasp at immortality.
I don't paint for change.
I don't paint for greatness.
I don't paint for you.
It's just something to do.

© Mark Sheeky. Permission is required for reproduction.