Am I an Artist?

Who is an artist?

Is it the one who paints your soul 

and not just the flesh?

Or the one who sings the words 

That are trapped in your throat?

Is it the one who writes the things

Your mind is incapable of understanding?

Is an artist’s worth, his popularity ?

But what if his work is kept hidden in his closet;

Is he still an artist?

I like to think of myself as an artist,

As I write the things I'm too afraid to speak of;

But how do I measure my worth if 

My work is kept hidden in my closet.