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		<title>The Artist&#8217;s Dilemma</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Kaufman]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="150" height="150" src="http://exlocum.com/artsite/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nature-birds-silhouette-sunset-wings-fly-sky-hd-wallpaper-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="nature-birds-silhouette-sunset-wings-fly-sky-hd-wallpaper" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />An uplifting poem by Sam Kaufman</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="http://exlocum.com/artsite/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nature-birds-silhouette-sunset-wings-fly-sky-hd-wallpaper-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="nature-birds-silhouette-sunset-wings-fly-sky-hd-wallpaper" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /><p>The Artist’s dilemma,<br />
A neat little rhyme,<br />
“I must do it perfectly, just right, every time!”<br />
But see, that’s the problem!<br />
With that thought in mind<br />
Each tiny mistake is a bomb, every time<br />
Cause nobody’s perfect,<br />
It’s sad but it’s true.<br />
Don’t hold yourself to that dumb standard set by you!<br />
Because there’s a statement, that might be quite gritty:<br />
Sometimes when you write, the story will sound real shitty<br />
Sometimes when you act, you’ll forget all your stuff<br />
Sometimes when you dance, you might fall, and that’s tough.<br />
But the best feeling in life, past the falls and the hell,<br />
Is that time when you do it like Mozart himself,<br />
You’ll get it, and rock it, and feel like a master<br />
At least, until the next time’s a disaster.<br />
But mistakes are made to learn from, you face them and grin,<br />
Cause the amount of mistakes will decrease, become slim.<br />
So when you see thunder booming in the sky,<br />
Buck up, little buddy, just spread your wings and fly.</p>

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