The Box

I was analyzing the lyric of some of the newer songs I've grown to love, and noticing the writers take a lot of liberty with poetic licence in the word structure. I love it and think they are great songs. I always fit my lyrics into a melody, so that they're grammatically correct. I realised how that can limit my option for content. As I thought further about this I realized this translates to all my art forms. I work in the box. I've blogged about this realization in the past, on My Space, but I thought I'd improved since then. I now realise I've merely pushed the walls out a little further. I'm still confining myself, censoring my creativity, still keeping things "pretty". When I see other artists breaking rules, I admire their adventurous souls, and then feel the freedom to experiment with the new ground they've broken. But I still have a fear of trying new expressions on my own. I'm still limited by what I fear people will not like. Why can't I seem to get past that?
I'm still so young as an artist in so many ways. I want to have a braver soul. I'm not sure how. I want to break down those walls and fly free. But how??? I long to be a pioneer, an explorer of uncharted territory. Still so much to learn. -This is a picture of a piece (still in progress) I called "Don't Let Them Tame You". This title expresses what I strive for.