i have always wondered
what is it that was wrong
with all of those famous
prolific persons who came before

with davinci they say countless things
and mozart and beethoven as well
what caused hughes to write that way
and poor teasdale and woolf as well

if they were alive today
outputting the same material
what would the reaction be
critical acclaim i think not

what if they had never done what they had
how would the world have changed
would be be able to identify they problems well

is it best to let it rest
their proclivities and insecurities

or should we continue to analyze and take
the mystery
and misery

what would mozart be if not idealistic
and beethoven without hopeful
schubert without the chlamydia and need for escape
and teasdale and woolf without the sorrow

are the labels doing us any good
is the idea and need to regulate everyone
good
let alone necessary

is it better to focus on the product rather than the method

but what if it is the method
that indeed

kills them