The Tale

You see me in yourself As you stare into the unknown As you pick that paintbrush up Or when you dance among the stars We are hidden among the world The world of humans Some humans are given strength skills from the first breath Yet some have to master skills Some seek to survive to live That is where my hidden race plays We create the world around you And you know not We the Tale smile and laugh with you We dance in your joy We weep in your sorrow You call our gifts to you talents Yet you know not where they come from Some humans believe that it was just so Just natural for them to sing and have a voice Yet you do not know, that inside you Is hidden one of us As long as he or she builds you up Your voice will shine will be the very best Yet if you fail, if you quit So do we, we will encourage you Silently in soft and hard ways We give you warnings along the way If you heed not those warnings If you cherish not your talent, your gift from us We do leave you to the world of humans We mark your skin with symbols Symbols only we can see The symbol of music, art, or whatever it may be The symbol of the gift you cared for not You may one day be chosen by another Tale Usually never again with the one you threw away Yet rarely very rarely sometimes the determined The strong, the witty Tale do give to you A second chance to dance once again. 3/22/16