i feel, i’m being challenged

i saw a painting in the art gym today
it was a beautiful painting
of a girl in a kimono

this creation
shows so much
skill

the way the colors were used
they way the paint was
applied

the way the image
of the girl
fit
inside the canvas

i feel i’m being challenged

this is the first time
in my life in the studio
where i’m sure
someone is better than me

she is better than me

but my challenge is not
to show Her
and everyone
that I am better

the challenge
is to find peace
with the truth that
there is a bigger fish
in my little pond

and that
this Is my chance
to learn
from the bigger fish

so that I can grow
and swim into
a bigger pond